Order of al-Hussein bin Ali Wisam al-Hussain ibn Ali |
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Collar & Grand Cordon of the Order al-Hussein bin Ali
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Awarded by Jordan |
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Type | Order |
Awarded for | distinguished services, moral aid or volunteerism in the service of the masses |
Status | Currently constituted |
Sovereign | Abdullah II of Jordan |
Grades | Grand Cordon with Collar Grand Cordon |
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Established | 22 June 1949 |
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Next (lower) | Supreme Order of the Renaissance |
Ribbon bar of the order |
The Order of al-Hussein bin Ali is the highest knighthood order of the Kingdom of Jordan. It was founded on 22 June 1949 by King Abdullah I of Jordan with the scope of rewarding benevolence and foreign Heads of State. The classe of Grand Cordon was introduced by King Hussein on 23 September 1967.