National Order of Merit (Algeria) explained
| National Order of Merit |
| Awarded By: | President of Algeria |
| Type: | Order of merit |
| For: | eminent civil, military or public service to the nation, and for exceptional service in the cause of the revolution. |
| Status: | Order of merit |
| Head: | President of Algeria |
| Grades: | 6 (3 classes of 'Dignity' and commander, officer and knight). |
| Date: | 2 January 1984 |
| Higher: | None |
| Lower: | Medal for Martyrs of the War of National Liberation |
The National Order of Merit (fr|Ordre du Mérite National|links=no) is an order of merit awarded for all manner of services to Algeria. It was instituted 2 January 1984 and is quite complex, with three classes of 'Dignity' (each with collar, sash with badge and star), as well as Commander, Officer and Knight grades.[1] [2]
Recipients
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Foreign personalities:
- Jean-Luc de Cabrières, French writer, December 3, 2000
- Émile Lahoud, President of the Lebanese Republic, July 23, 2002
- Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, October 2, 2002
- Thomas Klestil, Federal President of the Republic of Austria, June 14, 2003
- Rudolf Schuster, President of the Slovak Republic, June 14, 2003
- Jorge Sampaio, President of the Portuguese Republic, December 2, 2003
- Joaquim Chissano, President of the Republic of Mozambique, December 9, 2004
- Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi, President of the General Union of Women of the State of the United Arab Emirates, March 16, 2005
- Alejandro Toledo, President of the Republic of Peru, May 7, 2005
- Ricardo Lagos, President of the Republic of Chile, May 7, 2005
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, February 7, 2006
- Roh Moo-hyun, President of the Republic of Korea, March 11, 2006
- Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian Director of the IAEA, January 7, 2007
- László Sólyom, President of the Republic of Hungary, June 2, 2007
- Hazza bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor to the UAE President, October 17, 2007
- Costa-Gavras, Greek-French film director and screenwriter, 4 November 2018[3]
- Kais Saied, President of Tunisia, February 2, 2020
- Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy, November 6, 2021
- Abdullah II, King of Jordan, December 2022
- Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal, May 23, 2023
Algerian personalities:
- , Mujahideen, July 22, 1992 (posthumously)
- Aïssat Idir, Trade unionist, February 20, 2006 (posthumously)
- Abdelhak Benhamouda, Trade unionist, February 20, 2006 (posthumously)
- Zinedine Zidane, French footballer, December 11, 2006
- Smaïn Lamari, Major-General, September 11, 2007 (posthumously)
- Warda Al-Jazairia, Singer, the 1 st November 2004
- M'Hamed El Anka, Singer, July 4, 2009 (posthumously)
- Fadhéla Dziria, Singer, July 4, 2009 (posthumously)
- , Writer, July 4, 2009
- Bachir Mentouri, Physician, July 4, 2009
Achir
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: National Order of Merit. 2020-12-12. wawards.org. 2021-10-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20211016011537/http://wawards.org/ru/algeria/national-order-of-merit.html. live.
- Web site: ODM ofAlgeria: National Order of Merit. 2020-12-12. www.medals.org.uk. 2021-10-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20211016011535/https://medals.org.uk/algeria/pdr-algeria/pdr-algeria001.htm. live.
- Web site: Le cinéaste Costa Gavras décoré de la médaille de l'Ordre du mérite national "Athir". Algeria Press Service. 4 November 2018. 29 September 2020. French. 5 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181105121957/http://www.aps.dz/culture/80150-le-cineaste-costa-gavras-decore-de-la-medaille-de-l-ordre-du-merite-national-athir. live.
- Web site: شاهد: بن صالح يقدم أعلى وسام استحقاق وطني لمحاربي الصحراء. euronews. Arabic. 21 July 2019. 23 December 2019. 23 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191223165054/https://arabic.euronews.com/2019/07/21/algerian-interim-president-gives-the-members-of-the-national-team-the-highest-merit-award. live.
