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Order of Muhammad

Order of Muhammad
Awarded by Royal standard of Morocco.svg The King of Morocco
Royal house Alaouite
Religious affiliation Islam
Status Currently constituted
Sovereign King Mohammed VI
Grades Knight Grand Collar
Knight/Dame with Collar
Knight/Dame, Special Class
Knight/Dame
Statistics
Established 16 November 1956
Precedence
Next (higher) None (highest)
Next (lower) Order of Ouissam Alaouite

The Order of Muhammad, also referred to as Order of Sovereignty (Arabic: Wissam al-Mohammadi, French: Ordre de la Souverainete or Ordre de Mohammed), is the highest state decoration of the Kingdom of Morocco. The Order was instituted on 16 November 1956 by King Mohammed V of Morocco, who reigned between 1955 and 1961.

The Order of the Mohammedi is issued in three classes, one special and two ordinary:

The ordinary classes:

There is no ribbon attached to the order.

The Order is only eligible for monarchs and foreign heads of state, members of the Royal Family and foreign princes and princesses. But with great exception also ordinary Moroccans can be taken up in this order.


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