Order of Mubarak the Great

Order of Mubarak the Great
Awarded by  Kuwait
Type Order
Awarded for Heads of State and Royals.
Status Currently constituted
Sovereign Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Grades (w/ post-nominals) Collar
Grand Cordon
Established 16 July 1974.
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.[1]

History

The Order was founded on 16 July 1974 by national government to celebrare the memory of Mubarak Al-Sabah called the Great, Sheik of Kuwait from 1896 to 1915, who succeeded in 1897 in obtaining an independentist recognition from the Ottoman Empire in favour of Kuwait.

Awarded to

The Order is awarded to Heads of State and foreign Sovereigns and to members of foreign royal families in sign of friendship.

Insignia

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 (the national emblem of the emirate). 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.[2]

The ribbon of Grand Cordon is navy blue with white stripes on each side.

Grades

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