Order of Mubarak the Great
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| Order of Mubarak the Great (Wisam Mubarak al-Kabir) | |
|---|---|
Awarded by  Kuwait | |
| Type | Order |
| Awarded for | Heads of State and Royals. |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Sovereign | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Grades | Collar Grand Cordon |
| Precedence | |
| Next (lower) | Order of Kuwait |
 Ribbon bar of the order | |
The Order of Mubarak the Great (Wisam Mubarak al-Kabir) is a knighthood order of Kuwait.[citation needed]
History
[edit]The Order was founded on 16 July 1974 by the national government to celebrate the memory of Mubarak Al-Sabah called the Great, Sheikh of Kuwait from 1896 to 1915, who succeeded in 1897 in obtaining an independence recognition from the Ottoman Empire in favour of Kuwait.
Recipients
[edit]The Order is awarded to Heads of State and foreign Sovereigns and to members of foreign royal families in sign of friendship.
- Hussein of Jordan (1974)
- Soeharto (1977)
- Elizabeth II (1979)
- Jigme Singye Wangchuck (1990)
- George H. W. Bush (1993)
- Charles, Prince of Wales (1993)
- Bill Clinton (1994)
- Naruhito, then Crown Prince of Japan (1995)
- Mahathir Mohamad (1997)
- Émile Lahoud (2000)
- Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (2000)
- Mohammed VI of Morocco (2002)
- Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (2004)
- Michel Suleiman (2009)
- Nicolas Sarkozy (2009)
- Ilham Aliyev (2009)
- Qaboos bin Said al Said (2009)
- Bashar al-Assad (2010)
- Giorgio Napolitano (2010)
- Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (2013)
- Salman of Saudi Arabia (2016)
- Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (2017)
- Haitham bin Tariq (2024)
Insignia
[edit]The collar of the Order is composed of a golden medallion with a decorative ring with floral motifs, with a central medallion showing a sailboat (one of, the national emblems of the state). The body of the collar is alternating with squares of blue enamel bearing a sailboat and a 10-pointed star in white enamel bearing in the center the monogram of Kuwait.[citation needed]
The ribbon of Grand Cordon is navy blue with white stripes on each side.
Grades
[edit]- Collar (Qiladat al-Mubarak al-Kabir) to Heads of State
- Grand Cordon (Qashah al-Mubarak al-Kabir) to foreign Heirs Apparent and senior Princes
External links
[edit]- World Medals Index, Kuwait: Order of Mubarak the Great