Order of Excellence for Women
The Order of Excellence for Women (Arabic: وسام الامتياز, romanized: wisām al-imtiyāz) or Order of Distinction for Women is a state decoration of Sudan established on 16 November 1961 during Ibrahim Abboud's military government. It is awarded to Sudanese and foreign women who perform excellent services to the state or humanity.[1]
Order of Excellence for Women وسام الامتياز | |
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![]() Class I of the Order | |
Awarded by Sudan | |
Type | Order of Merit |
Established | 16 November 1961 |
Country | Sudan |
Eligibility | Need to be a women |
Awarded for | Performing excellent services to the state or humanity (women) |
Status | Currently constituted |
Classes | Class I Class II Class III |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Order of the Two Niles |
Next (lower) | Star of Civil Accomplishment |
Equivalent | Order of Righteous Son of Sudan and Order of Merit |
![]() Ribbon bar of the order |
Background
The award is only earned by women, and not by men.[1] It is not permissible to repeat awarding of decorations and medals, or to rise from one class to a higher one, except after the lapse of at least three years from the date of awarding them. This period is reduced to one year for employees if they are referred to retirement. Orders and medals remain the property of the awardee, and their heirs as a souvenir without any of them having the right to carry it. Without prejudice to any other punishment stipulated in the laws of Sudan, it is permissible, by order of the President of the Republic, to strip the bearer of a necklace, sash, medal, medallion, cloak of honour, or belt if they commit an act that is dishonourable or inconsistent with loyalty to the state.[1]
Insignia
Name | Image | Description |
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Class I | ![]() |
It consists of a silk scarf, wavy, light in colour with two green and pink on the edges and pink in the middle, of which two green lines separate three white stripes. The scarf ends with a medal consisting of three tandem surfaces. The first of the white port reads the word Exellence (Arabic: الامتياز) in black, surrounded by a star with twelve divisions in the colours of the flag of the republic. The second and third surfaces are gold-plated copper metal, in addition to decorations from the yellow port on the edges of the second surface and from the green port on the edges of the third surface. The medal hangs from a golden circle in the middle of which is drawn the logo of the Democratic Republic of Sudan (Secretarybird or Rhinoceros). The medal is waggled from right to left, and the medal is followed by a large medal (a stud) bearing on the chest from the left.[1] |
Class II | ![]() |
It consists of a decoration of three monolithic surfaces, the first of the white port with the word (privilege) written in black and surrounded by a star with twelve divisions in the colours of the flag of the Republic, the second and third surfaces of gold-plated copper metal as well as decorations from the yellow dial on the edges of the second surface. The medal hangs from a golden circle in the middle of which the emblem of the Democratic Republic of Sudan (Secretarybird or Rhinoceros) is drawn, and the ribbon of this Class is similar to the scarf of Class II and wears the medal and the medal that follows it on the chest on the left.[1] |
Class III | ![]() |
It consists of a medal of three monolithic surfaces, the first of the white port, with the word "privilege" written on it in black and surrounded by a star with twelve divisions in the colours of the flag of the Republic, and the second and third surfaces of gold-plated copper metal. The medal hangs from a golden circle in the middle of which the logo of the Democratic Republic of Sudan (the falcon of the two sides) is drawn. The ribbon of this Class is similar to that of Class II, and the medal is worn on the chest from the left.[1] |
Notable recipients
- 2010 Egbal Jaafar[2][3]
- 2010 Layla Musa Ali[2][3]
- 2010 Sayda Al-Hajj Mohamed Bashir[2][3]
- 2010 Layla Al-Toum Abdul-Raziq[2][3]
- 2010 Fatima Abdallah Tairab[2][3]
- 2010 Layla Khalid Hashi[2][3]
- 2013 Griselda El Tayib[4]
- 2014 Al-Srera Makki[5]
- 2014 Nawal Al-Humoud Al-Malek Al-Sabah[6][7][8]
- 2015 Hania Morsi Fadl[9][10][11]
- 2015 Zubaida Adam Musa Ibrahim[12]
- 2017 Aisha Abdulhadi[13]
- 2017 Awadiya Samak[14][15]
- 2020 Nafisa Mohamed Mahmoud[16][17]
- 2022 Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi[18][19]
References
- "بشأن قانون الاوسمة والانواط لسنة 1961" [Concerning the Law of Decorations and Medals for the year 1961]. site.eastlaws.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- "President Al-Bashir Awards Order of Excellence to Number of Women Leaders". sunanews.net. Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- "البشير يقلد عدد من قيادات المرأة وسام الإمتياز من الطبقة الأولي" [Al-Bashir mimics a number of women leaders, the Medal of Excellence from the first class]. sunanews.net. Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- "البشير يمنح السيدة جرزيلدا الطيب وسام الامتياز من الدرجة الاولي" [Al-Bashir awards Mrs. Gerzelda Al-Tayeb the Medal of Distinction of the First Class]. Al-Rakoba. 2013-06-20. Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- "البشير يمنح مُصممة علم استقلال السودان وسام الامتياز - عمان اليوم" [Al-Bashir gives the designer of the Sudan independence flag the Medal of Excellence]. Omantoday (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- "Kuwait's Sheikha Nawal honoured by Sudan for humanitarian efforts 22/06/2014". KUNA. kuna.net.kw. Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- "البشير يمنح وسام الامتياز الذهبي للشيخة نوال الصباح - صحيفة السودانية" [Al-Bashir awards the Golden Excellence Medal to Sheikha Nawal Al-Sabah]. www.alsudaniya-sd.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- "الرئيس السوداني يمنح الشيخة نوال الصباح وسام الامتياز الذهبي - الشؤون السياسية" [Sudanese President awards Sheikha Nawal Al-Sabah the Golden Excellence Medal - Political Affairs]. kuna.net.kw. 2014-06-22. Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- Interview with Dr. Hania Morsi Fadl - OBE (Order of The British Empire), archived from the original on 2023-01-13, retrieved 2023-03-17 – via YouTube
- "Dr. Hania Fadl (Sudan)". SDGSWHOSWHO. Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- "Dr. Hania Morsi Fadl". OKAYAFRICA's 100 WOMEN. Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- Ahmed (2016-01-01). "صحيفة المجهر السياسي السودانية - "البشير" يلقي خطاباً للأمة السودانية في احتفال البلاد بالعيد الـ(60) للاستقلال" [Al-Bashir delivers a speech to the Sudanese nation at the country's celebration of the 60th Independence Day]. elmeghar.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- "وسام الامتياز من الطبقة الأولى الى الاستاذة عائشة عبد الهادي وزيرة القوى العاملة السابقة" [Medal of Excellence from the first class to Ms. Aisha Abdel-Hadi, former Minister of Manpower]. ncw.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ahmed (2017-01-01). "رئيس الجمهورية يكرم عوضية سمك بوسام الامتياز" [The President of the Republic honors Awadiya Samak with the Medal of Excellence]. koorasudan.net (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- Salamah, Abdulhameed. "عوضية سمك... أيقونة كفاح المرأة السودانية" [Awadiya Samak... The icon of Sudanese women's struggle]. alaraby.co.uk (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- "ا وفاة فنانة سودانية.. تعرف عليها" [The death of a Sudanese artist.. Get to know her]. sudannews365.org. 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- "الموت يغيّب نجمة ركن الأطفال الدرامية السودانية «السنينة»" [Death misses the star of the children’s corner of the Sudanese drama “Al-Sunaina”]. alsudaninews (in Arabic). 2020-09-19. Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- "President of Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council confers Order of Distinction on Sheikha Fatima". Emirates News Agency. 2022-07-04. Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- "البرهان يمنح الشيخة فاطمةبنت مبارك وسام الإمتياز من الدرجةالأولى" [Al-Burhan grants Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak the Medal of Excellence of the first degree]. suna-news.net (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
External links
Media related to Order of Distinction (Sudan) at Wikimedia Commons