Bahrain order set

[ilja559]

Find this photo in Yahoo -

http://pictopia.com/perl/gal?process=galle...;sequencenum=80

May be somebody have a better photo of this award.

[Guest IMHF]

That lucky Son-of-a-Gun Bush: That is a very beautiful piece......

Thank you for sharing

SSG Luna, Lorenzo

[Ed_Haynes]

It is probably the Order of the Khalifa, but it is hard to tell from the photo. Owain?

Sash, sash badge.

Collar, collar badge.

Breast star.

Miniature.

Lapel doo-dad.

Large pretentious box.

No comments on the individuals shown. Nice otherwise!

It sounds like Bush may also have gotten the collar of the Saudi Order of Abdul Aziz, but all the idiot media can do is describe it as a"piece of bling". Gag.

[oamotme]

Ed & Co.

GWB appears to have been awarded three awards during his recent jaunt to the Gulf:

Palestine/Israel - Nil.

Kuwait - nil, although his father was awared the Collar of Mubarak the Great.

Bahrain - Collar, etc., of the Order of Shaikh Issa named after the late ruler of Bahrain.

Qatar - nil.

UAE - Collar, etc., of Order of Shaikh Zayed named after the later ruler of the UAE.

KSA - Collar of the Order of Abdulaaziz - his father was also a recipient of this award.

Egypt - nil.

Perhaps he has already been awarded Kuwait & Qatar awards during visits by their Heads of State to DC in earlier years of his office??

Owain.

[oamotme]

Ed & Co.,

The Saudi presentation.

Owain

[oamotme]

Ed & Co.,

The UAE presentation.

Owain

Nahyan_Collar_Bush.bmp

[Chris Liontas]

KSA - Collar of the Order of Abdulaaziz - his father was also a recipient of this award.

Owain.

Anyone have a good photo off this award? I have heard of it when I was in Saudi, but never seen a closeup photo of it.

[Guest IMHF]

Priceless Orders:

Thank you for sharing

SSG Luna, Lorenzo

[Ed_Haynes]

Ed & Co.

GWB appears to have been awarded three awards during his recent jaunt to the Gulf:

Palestine/Israel - Nil.

Kuwait - nil, although his father was awared the Collar of Mubarak the Great.

Bahrain - Collar, etc., of the Order of Shaikh Issa named after the late ruler of Bahrain.

Qatar - nil.

UAE - Collar, etc., of Order of Shaikh Zayed named after the later ruler of the UAE.

KSA - Collar of the Order of Abdulaaziz - his father was also a recipient of this award.

Egypt - nil.

Perhaps he has already been awarded Kuwait & Qatar awards during visits by their Heads of State to DC in earlier years of his office??

Owain.

Thanks, Owain. Even as I said "Order of the Khalifa" I suspected this was wrong. Had seen some reference to the Order of Shaikh Issa but never real information. Single-class?

Edited January 26, 2008 by Ed_Haynes

[Ed_Haynes]

Anyone have a good photo off this award? I have heard of it when I was in Saudi, but never seen a closeup photo of it.

Some classes of the Order of Abdul Aziz are shown at the OMSA site

http://www.omsa.org/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=539

and on Megan's site

http://www.medals.org.uk/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabia003.htm

but neither is very complete.

I think Yuri's site had some too, but his site now seems to have died. A pity.

Edited January 26, 2008 by Ed_Haynes

[Megan]

Looked in my files, found these:

[oamotme]

Megan, Ed, et al,

Off the top of my head:

O.of Shaikh Issa - 5 classes plus collar and replaces the O.of Khalifa as Bahrain's premier award - maufactured by Spink

O.of Abdulaziz, manufactured by Bertrand - since my JOMSA article I have "discovered" at some stage the grades of order were re-instituted as as follows:

Badr Collar - muslim heads of state

Abdulaziz collar - other heads of state

Sash of the 1st rank - green with yellow edge stripes

Sash of the 2nd rank - yellow with green edge stripes

Excellent grade - green with yellow edge stripes

1st to 4th class - green with yellow edge stripes

Regards,

Owain

[Ed_Haynes]

Thanks, Owain! Shukran! As you know -- all so well -- trying to get reliable information when you're in the region is difficult; trying to get such information when you're out of the region is completely impossible.

[IVB]

Hello!

Here is some images of Order of Shaikh Issa (Bahrain):

[IVB]

And more detailed:

Regards, IVB

[Guest IMHF]

Hello!

Here is some images of Order of Shaikh Issa (Bahrain):

Man that is a very beautiful Arabic Order:

Thank you for sharing the Picture.......

SSG Luna, Lorenzo

[IVB]

Collar of the Order of Abdulaziz awarded to Putin at 11.02.2007:

[ilja559]

Great image,thanks !!!

Two photos from http://www.kingabdullah.jo

1.Coronation Day.

Queen Rania receives the highest medal in Jordan, the `Al Hussein bin Ali` Decoration.

Amman, June 9,1999.

Edited January 27, 2008 by ilja559

[ilja559]

2.His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, during the graduation ceremony of the 18th group of the military wing of Mutah University.

Mutah, June 8, 2005

[ilja559]

Awards from Brunei

http://www.infofoto.org.bn/main.php?g2_itemId=90795

[ilja559]

Part 2

[ilja559]

Medalbar

[ilja559]

More

[Ed_Haynes]

Awards from Brunei

http://www.infofoto.org.bn/main.php?g2_itemId=90795

Interesting. But:

Brunei has nothing to do with Bahrain.

One Southeast Asia one Arabian Gulf.

[ilja559]

Brunei awards ID

1.Darjah Kerabat Mahkota Brunei (the Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei)

2.?

3.Darjah Sri Paduka Mahkota Brunei Yang Amat Mulia (the Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Brunei)

4.General Service medal

5.Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Independence medal