Lebanon Order Of Merit
The Order of Merit is a Lebanese order of merit established on 16 January 1922.
| Order of Merit | |
|---|---|
 Grand Cordon of the order. | |
Awarded by  Lebanon | |
| Type | Order of merit |
| Established | 16 January 1922 |
| Status | Active |
| Grades | 5 grades |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | None |
| Next (lower) | National Order of the Cedar |
History
The Lebanese Order of Merit was created by decision No. 1080 (dated 16 January 1922) and is regulated by the code of decorations decree (Law 122 dated 12 June 1959).
Recipients
- Extraordinary Grade
- Akihito
- Abdullah II of Jordan
- Maria Barroso
- Jean-Bédel Bokassa
- Elizabeth II
- Juan Carlos I of Spain
- Isaac Kalonji
- Jules Fontaine Sambwa
- Queen Sofía of Spain
- Grand Cordons
- Mounir Abou Fadel
- Qaboos bin Said
- Felipe VI of Spain
- Jassim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
- Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco
- Queen Letizia of Spain
- Mahathir Mohamad
- Queen Sofía of Spain
- 1st Grade
- 2nd Grade
- 3rd Grade
- Other or Unknown Grades
Dignities and classes
This order consists of two dignities and four ordinary classes as follows:
- Extraordinary Class, for heads of state (Photo)
- Grand Cordon for Prime Ministers, royalties and other dignitaries (Photo)
- First Class
- Second Class
- Third Class
- Fourth Class
| Ribbon bars | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Extraordinary Class | Grand Cordon | 1st Class | 2nd Class | 3rd Class | 4th Class |
Sources
- Medals of the World, Orders, decorations, and medals of Lebanon
- Global Security Lebanese Order of Merit
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