Order of Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
| Order of Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (Wisam al-Shaikh ‘Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa) | |
|---|---|
Awarded by  Bahrain | |
| Type | Order |
| Established | 6 October 1999 |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Grades | Collar |
| Precedence | |
| Next (lower) | Order of Al-Khalifa |
 Ribbon bar of the order | |
The Order of Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (Arabic: وسام الشيخ عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة) is a Bahraini order of merit. It is the highest decoration in the Kingdom of Bahrain and is named after Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the former Emir of Bahrain.
History
The award was established by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on October 6, 1999.
Grades
The award has five degrees: premium class, first class, second class, third class, and fourth class. They are awarded in descending order through the following levels:
- Heads of state and government, crown princes, senior members of the House of Khalifa, ministers in the Cabinet of Bahrain, and civilians and military personnel of equivalent status.
- Undersecretaries and assistant undersecretaries of ministries, members of legislative and advisory bodies, and soldiers, civil servants, and businesspeople of equivalent status.
- Military officers and those of similar status who have served the nation.[1]
Notable recipients
- King Salman of Saudi Arabia[2]
- King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia[3]
- Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and Saudi Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman[4]
- President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt[5]
- Former President Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia[6]
- Vice-President of the United Arab Emirates and Emir of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum[7]
- Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar[8]
- President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey[citation needed]
- President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil[9]
- Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman[10]
- Emir Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait[11]
References
- ^ "مرسوم رقم (36) لسنة 1999". Directorate of Legal Affairs of Bahrain. October 4, 1999. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "البحرين تحتفي بخادم الحرمين والملك حمد يقلده وسام عيسى بن سلمان". Makkah News. December 8, 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "ملك البحرين يقلد العاهل السعودي وسام الشيخ "عيسى بن سلمان"". New Khalij. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "ملك البحرين يجتمع مع ولي العهد السعودي ويقلده وساما". Al Arabiya. November 25, 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "تقديرا لجهوده في تعزيز علاقات البلدين". Al Ayam (Bahrain). May 8, 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "في قمة بحرينية تونسية بحضور رئيس الوزراء اتفاق البلدين على زيادة التعاون الأمني والدفاعي". Akhbar Al Khaleej. January 28, 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "حمد بن عيسى يمنح نائب رئيس الدولة وساماً من الدرجة الممتازة محمد بن راشد: وسام عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة تكريم لشعب الإمارات وقيادته". Al Bayan. January 18, 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "The Amir". Portal. Government of Qatar. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Bahrain News Agency". www.bna.bh. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ "Bahraini King holds talks with Sultan of Oman". Emirates News Agency. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ Bahrain King awars Kuwait's Emir Order of Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa