Order of al-Hussein bin Ali

Order of al-Hussein bin Ali Wisam al-Hussain ibn Ali

Collar & Grand Cordon of the Order al-Hussein bin Ali
Awarded by Jordan
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 (w/ post-nominals)	Grand Cordon with Collar Grand Cordon
Established	22 June 1949
Precedence
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.

Insignia

The collar is made of a double chain in gold and enamel with alterning golden stars of five points and small dark red-enamelled flowers decorated in gold with sentences in arabic
The badge is made of a gold-and-diamond oval with at its centre a dark radianting red disc with a golden sentence in Arabic. The badge is hung to the Grand Cordon through ua golden royal crown.
The plaque has the same design as the badge.
The ribbon of the class of Grand Cordon is violet. The class of Collar has no ribbon.

Resources

Orders, decorations, and medals of Jordan

Order of al-Hussein bin Ali Order of the Hashemite Star Supreme Order of the Renaissance Order of the Star of Jordan Order of Independence Order of Military Gallantry

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