title: Order of Oman
text: # Order of Oman
  
  The Order of Oman (Wisam al-Oman) is the second highest order of Oman.
  
  ## History
  
  The Order of Oman was instituted in 1970 by Sultan Qaboss in two divisions, civil and military. He added in 1982 a Special Class, "The Most Honourable Order of Oman" (Wisam Al-Sharif Al-Oman).
  
  ## Divisions and classes
  
  The order exists in :
  
  * A Special Class
  * A civil division : First Class to Fifth Class
  * A military division : First Class to Fifth Class
  
  ORDER OF OMAN (CIVILIAN) :
  
  | 1st Class | 2nd Class | 3rd Class | 4th Class | 5th Class |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  ORDER OF OMAN (MILITARY) :
  
  | 1st Class | 2nd Class | 3rd Class | 4th Class | 5th Class |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  ## Insignia
  
  The ribbon is :
  
  * red with green borders, for the Special Class.
  * red with green stripes, for the civil division, number and position depending on the class.
  * blue with red stripes, for the military division, number and position depending on the class.
  
  ## Recipients
  
  * Air Chief Marshal Farooq Feroze Khan, 1st Class (Military) - Joint Chief of Staff (Pakistan) - 1994-97
  * Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmad, 1st Class (Military) - Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan) - 2006-09
  * Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, special class
  * Akihito, special class
  * Azlan Shah of Perak, civil first class
  * Hassan II of Morocco, special class
  * Hassanal Bolkiah, civil first class
  * Queen Elizabeth II, civil first class
  * Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, civil first class
  * Jakaya Kikwete, civil first class
  * Juan Carlos I of Spain, military first class
  * Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, military first class
  * Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, civil first class
  * Asad bin Tariq Al-Said, military second class
  * Mohammed Bin Salman, civil first class
  * Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, civil first class
  * Philippe of Belgium, civil first class
  * Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, civil first class
  * King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan, civil first class
  * Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, civil first class
  