The Order of the Star of Jordan (Wisam al-Kawkab al-Urduni) or The Order of Hussein ibn Ali (Wisam al-Hussein ibn Ali) is an award and

military decoration Military awards and decorations are distinctions given as a mark of honor for military heroism, meritorious or outstanding service or achievement. DoD Manual 1348.33, 2010, Vol. 3 A decoration is often a medal consisting of a ribbon and a meda ...

of the sovereign state of

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

and is awarded for military or civil merit. It was founded in honour of his father, by King Abdullah I on 22 June 1949. The Grand Cordon class was introduced by Hussein of Jordan on 23 September 1967. It is awarded to members of the

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(Hashemite) in two classes (1. Qiladat al-Hussein ibn Ali – Collar: awarded to Heads of State, and 2. Grand Cordon: awarded to consorts of heads of state, senior Jordanian and foreign princes and princesses). The award possesses 5 Grades; (Grand Cordon, Grand Officer, Commander, Officer and Knight) plus a medal. These may be awarded to anyone deserving. A Ribbon is issued for members of the military; Dark green with narrow purple edge stripes. Recipients use the

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s ''SJ'' which are altered depending on the class awarded; ''GCSJ'' for Grand Cordon; ''GOSJ'' for Grand officer; ''CSJ'' for Commander; ''OSJ'' for Officer; and ''KSJ'' for Knight. Al-Kawkab Al-Urduni is a

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of (الكوكب الأردني), a name given to a shield (

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) that is given in

. It is usually given by

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King Abdullah to reward extraordinary achievements, usually by military officials and other officials. It is given in a ceremony on the

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Day of Jordan, 25 May.

Grades

The Order of the Star of Jordan is divided in five classes:

Notable recipients

The Order of the Star is awarded to members of the

Hashemites The Hashemites ( ar, الهاشميون, al-Hāshimīyūn), also House of Hashim, are the royal family of Jordan, which they have ruled since 1921, and were the royal family of the kingdoms of Hejaz (1916–1925), Syria (1920), and Iraq (1921� ...

(the Royal Family) by convention. While others are often Royalty of other states, the Order of the Star is also considered a

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, as such, members of the Jordanian military are believed to have been awarded the order, however no reliable source confirms this.

Grand Cordon

Jordanians

Prince Ali bin Al Hussein Prince Ali bin Hussein ( ar, الأمير علي بن الحسين; born 23 December 1975) is the third son of King Hussein of Jordan, and the second child of the king by his third wife, Queen Alia. He is also the half brother of King Abdullah ...

(formerly Grand Officer) * Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein (formerly Grand Officer) * Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad (formerly Officer) *

Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein Hamzah bin Hussein, ( ar, حمزة بن الحسين; born 29 March 1980) is the fourth son of King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan overall and the first by his American-born fourth wife, Queen Noor. He was named Crown Prince of Jordan in 1999, a ...

Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein Prince Hashim bin Hussein (born 10 June 1981) is the younger of the two sons of King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan. In her autobiography, Queen Noor states that Hashim was named after the clan of Hashim (Banu Hashim), the tribe to which the ...

(formerly Grand Officer) * Prince Hassan bin Talal (formerly Commander) * Prince Muhammad bin Talal *

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* Princess Noor Hamzah * Amer Khammash * Tawfiq Kreishan * Samir Rifai * Faisal al-Fayez *

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* Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands *

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Grand Officer

Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, فيصل بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود ''Fayṣal ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd'', Najdi Arabic pronunciation: ; 14 April 1906 – 25 March 1975) was a Saudi Arabian statesman and diplomat who was ...

Commander

* ....

Officer

Prince Asem bin Al Nayef Prince Asem bin Nayef ( ar, الأمير عاصم بن نايف; born 27 April 1948) is the son of Prince Nayef bin Abdullah (a younger son of Abdullah I of Jordan) and Princess Mihrimah Sultan (granddaughter of Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman ...

Prince Rashid bin El Hassan Prince Rashid bin Hassan (born 20 May 1979) is a member of the Jordanian royal family. He is the son of Prince Hassan bin Talal and Princess Sarvath al-Hassan. Education * Amman Baccalaureate School * Port Regis School * Harrow School - G ...

* Prince Talal bin Muhammad

Knight

* Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan

References

{{Jordanian honours Star of Jordan, Order of Star of Jordan, Order of the Awards established in 1949 1949 establishments in Jordan