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Order of the Virtues Nishan al-Kamal
Third class of the Order of the Virtues
Type	Order
Awarded for	To women as an award for merit
Presented by	Egypt
Established	1915 Reestablished under the Republic: 1953

Ribbon bar of the Order

Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Merit
Next (lower)	Order of Labour

The Order of the Virtues (or Nishan al-Kamal) is a female Egyptian order of knighthood, as an award for merit.

History

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The Order was founded in 1915 and reestablished under the Republic in 1953.

Classes

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The order is composed of the following classes of merit:

Supreme Class
1st Class
2nd Class
3rd Class

Ribbon bars^[1]^{[unreliable source?]}
3rd Class	2nd Class	1st Class	Supreme Class

Insignia

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The ribbon is light grey with gold edges.

Notable recipients

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Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium: Supreme class
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom: Supreme class (1948)
Siti Hartinah, First Lady of Indonesia: Supreme class (1977)
Diana, Princess of Wales: Supreme class (1981)
Queen Sofía of Spain: Supreme class (1997)
Infanta Cristina of Spain: Supreme class (2000)
Queen Aishwarya of Nepal: Supreme class (1974)
Queen Noor of Jordan: Supreme class (1989)
Queen Fawzia of Iran: Supreme class (1939)
Queen Nazli of Egypt: Supreme class (1917)
Queen Farida of Egypt: Supreme class (1938)
Queen Narriman of Egypt: Supreme class (1951)
Queen Tadj ol-Molouk of Iran: Supreme class (1939)
Princess Faiza of Egypt: Supreme class
Princess Faika of Egypt: Supreme class
Princess Fathia of Egypt: Supreme class
Princess Noal Zaher of Afghanistan: Supreme class
Princess Fawzia-Latifa of Egypt: Supreme class
Huda Sha'arawi: Supreme Class^[2]
Princess Mariam of Brunei: Supreme class (1984)

References and sources

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World Medals Index, Republic of Egypt: The Order of the Virtues

^ Colecciones Militares (Antonio Prieto Barrio), Egypt decorations - p.1
^ Harem Years by Huda Shaarawi

v t e Orders of chivalry for women
Exclusively for women:	Austria: Order of the Starry Cross Order of Love of the Neighbour Order of Elizabeth Bavaria: Order of Theresa Order of Saint Elizabeth Order of Saint Anna Burgundy: Order of the Dames of Rougemont Brunswick: Cross of Merit for ladies Bulgaria: Order of Charity Cambodia: Order of Satrei Vathana Denmark: Ordre de Parfaite Amitié Kingdom of Egypt: Order of the Virtues Ethiopia: Order of the Queen of Sheba Germany - Holy Roman Empire: Order of the Slaves of the Virtue Third Reich: Cross of Honour of the German Mother Greece: Order of Saints Olga and Sophia Order of Beneficence Japan: Order of the Precious Crown Lippe-Detmold: Ordine di Berta Korea: Order of the Auspicious Phoenix Mantua: Order of the Dames of Maria Elisa Mexico: Order of Saint Charles Persia: Order of Aftab Order of the Pleiades Philippines: Order of Gabriela Silang Portugal: Order of Saint Isabel Prussia: Order of Louise Cross of Merit for Women and Girls Ladies Merit Cross Romania: Commemorative Cross for Ladies Order for Merits Russia: Order of Saint Catherine Order of Saint Anastasia (since 2010) Order of the Red Cross for Ladies and Misses Holy See: Golden Rose (from 1759) Saxony: Order of Sidonia Ordine of Anna Maria Saxe-Merseburg: Order of the Skull Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt: Order of the Dames Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt & Schwarzburg-Sondershausen: Medal of Honour of Anna Luisa Serbia: Medal of Princess Nathalie Medal of Queen Nathalie Spain: Order of Queen Maria Luisa Sudan: Order of Excellence for Women Tonga Royal Family Order of Tonga Turkey: Order of Charity Ukraine: Order of Princess Olga United Kingdom: Royal family order Royal Family Order of George IV Royal Order of Victoria and Albert Royal Family Order of Edward VII Royal Family Order of George V Royal Family Order of George VI Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II Royal Family Order of Charles III Order of the Crown of India Royal Red Cross Württemberg: Order of Olga
Included a class for women:	Anhalt: Order of Albert the Bear Baden: House Order of Fidelity Finland: Order of the White Rose of Finland Hesse: Order of the Star of Brabant Netherlands: Order of the House of Orange Saxon Duchies: Saxe-Ernestine House Order Thailand: Order of Chula Chom Klao Westphalia: Order of the Crown of Westphalia

Order of the Virtues (Egypt)

History

Classes

Insignia

Notable recipients

See also

References and sources