Order of Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa explained
Order of Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (Wisam al-Shaikh ‘Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa) |
Type: | Order |
Established: | 6 October 1999 |
Status: | Currently constituted |
Grades: | Collar |
Lower: | Order of Al Khalifa |
The Order of Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (Arabic: وسام الشيخ عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة) is a Bahraini order of merit. It is the highest decoration in the Kingdom of Bahrain and is named after Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the former Emir of Bahrain.
History
The award was established by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on October 6, 1999.
Grades
The award has five degrees: premium class, first class, second class, third class, and fourth class. They are awarded in descending order through the following levels:
- Heads of state and government, crown princes, senior members of the House of Khalifa, ministers in the Cabinet of Bahrain, and civilians and military personnel of equivalent status.
- Undersecretaries and assistant undersecretaries of ministries, members of legislative and advisory bodies, and soldiers, civil servants, and businesspeople of equivalent status.
- Military officers and those of similar status who have served the nation.[1]
Notable recipients
Notes and References
- News: مرسوم رقم (36) لسنة 1999 . 7 May 2021 . Directorate of Legal Affairs of Bahrain . October 4, 1999.
- News: البحرين تحتفي بخادم الحرمين والملك حمد يقلده وسام عيسى بن سلمان . 7 May 2021 . Makkah News . December 8, 2016.
- News: ملك البحرين يقلد العاهل السعودي وسام الشيخ "عيسى بن سلمان" . 7 May 2021 . New Khalij.
- News: ملك البحرين يجتمع مع ولي العهد السعودي ويقلده وساما . 7 May 2021 . . November 25, 2018.
- News: تقديرا لجهوده في تعزيز علاقات البلدين . 7 May 2021 . . May 8, 2017.
- News: في قمة بحرينية تونسية بحضور رئيس الوزراء اتفاق البلدين على زيادة التعاون الأمني والدفاعي . 7 May 2021 . . January 28, 2016.
- News: حمد بن عيسى يمنح نائب رئيس الدولة وساماً من الدرجة الممتازة محمد بن راشد: وسام عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة تكريم لشعب الإمارات وقيادته . 7 May 2021 . . January 18, 2014.
- Web site: The Amir . Portal . Government of Qatar . 7 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200827192826/https://portal.www.gov.qa/wps/portal/about-qatar/theemir . August 27, 2020.
- Web site: Bahrain News Agency. 2021-11-17. www.bna.bh.
- News: Bahraini King holds talks with Sultan of Oman . 2022-10-25 . Emirates News Agency . 2022-11-10 .
- https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=3137759&language=en#:~:text=KUWAIT%2C%20Feb%2013%20(KUNA),bilateral%20ties%20between%20the%20two Bahrain King awars Kuwait's Emir Order of Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa