Royal Order of Sahametrei

Royal Order of Sahametrei

Commander Class Medal of the order
Knight Class Medal of the order
Awarded by  Cambodia
TypeOrder
Established9 September 1948; 75 years ago (1948-09-09)
Awarded forDistinguished services to the King and to the people of Cambodia
StatusCurrently awarded
GradesGrand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight

Ribbon of the order

The Royal Order of Sahametrei (Khmer: គ្រឿងឥស្សរិយយសលំដាប់សហមេត្រី) is a chivalric order conferred by the government of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The Royal Order of Sahametrei was instituted in three classes on 9 September 1948 and was expanded to five classes on 23 August 1956. The order was not used during the Khmer Rouge period and was reinstated on 5 October 1995 by Royal Decree No. 1095/01.[1] It is conferred primarily on foreigners who have rendered distinguished services to the King and to the people of Cambodia, particularly in the field of external relations and diplomatic services or, as a token of friendship.

The Royal Order of Sahametrei is part of the Cambodia's honours system which currently includes the Royal Order of Monisaraphon, the Royal Order of Cambodia and the Royal Order of Sowathara. The Grand Cross and Grand Officer is presented as a sash worn over the right shoulder. The Commander class of the Royal Order of Sahametrei is a neck order and is suspended from a cravat that is worn around the neck. The badge of the Officer and Knight are worn on the left breast.

History[edit]

The Royal Order of Sahametrei was established by King Norodom Sihanouk on September 9, 1948. It was instituted in three classes but expanded on August 23, 1956 to five classes:

  1. Maha Sirivudha (មហាសេរីវឌ្ឍន៍) or Grand Cross
  2. Mahasena (មហាសេនា) or Grand Officer
  3. Tepidin (ធិបឌិន្ទ) or Commander
  4. Sena (សេនា) or Officer
  5. Askararidha (អស្សឫទ្ធិ) or Knight

The order became dormant in 1975 under the government of Democratic Kampuchea. It was reinstituted by Royal Decree No.1095/01 on 5 October 1995 by King Norodom Sihanouk.

Recipients[edit]

Year appointed Class Name Post-nominals
1956 Knight & Commander J.M. Abdul Aziz
1973 Knight Mr. Joseph A. Hazbun
1974 Officerh Mr. Louis Mason
1982 Commander Mr. Colin pratt
1998 Knight Mr. Giuseppe Di Bella
Officer Mr. Christophe Peschoux
Officer Ms. Rut Hugo
Officer Mr. Christophe Horvath
1999 Grand Cross Ali Alatas[2]
Commander Dr. Peter Schier
Masaharu Kono
Lakhan Mehrotra[3]
2000 Commander Mr. Glenn Denning
Grand Officer Mr. Benoît Duchâteau-Arminjon
2001 Grand Cross Dr.Thaksin Shinawatra
2002 Grand Officer Dr.Surakiart Sathirathai
Knight Mr. Colin Poole
Knight James McCabe
2003 Commander Dr. Haruhisa Handa[4]
Dr. Gary Jacques
Officer Dr. Graham J.Gumley
Knight Mr. Nicolaas P. van Zalinge
Jorgen G. Jensen
Officer Mr. Pierre Tami
2004 Officer Mr. Maamar Ferkoun
Officer Mr. Ian Marshall
2006 Mr. John McGeoghan
M. S. Swaminathan
Dr. Ronald Cantrell
Ms. Lisa Filipetto
Mr. Blair Exell
Ms. Fleur Davies
Rian Dixon
Dr. Peter Core
Ms. Shu Fukai
Dr. John Skerritt
Dr. Jung-Chaee Keng
Dr. Ja-Ock Guh
Knight Dr. M. C. Nandeesha
2007 Dr. Chris Barlow[5]
Commander Ong Keng Yong[6]
2008 Dr. Chinkholal Thangsing[1]
Commander Lt. Gen. Peter Leahy
Commander Mr. Andrew J. Malanga
2009 Commander Mr. Kazuhiro Yoneda
Knight Dr. Dirk Van Aken
2010 Officer Dr. Jenny Daltry
Commander Mr. Fernand Desmyter
Officer Mr. Lodewijk Van Schel
Mr. Steven Hyde[7]
Mr. Freddy Wens
Mr. Jacques Dezeure
Mr. Robert Kee
2011 Commander Mr. Michael Kilburn
Grand Cross Ms. Shi Dayuan
Grand Officer Ms. Lin Hua
Officer Mr. Karl Gerner
Grand Cross Mr. Anthony Lisle
Knight Ms. Lu Wang
2012 Commander Pyone Maung Maung[8]
Grand Officer Mr. Anthony Lisle
Commander Mr. Domenic Friguglietti
2013 Grand Cross Mr. Steve Penfold
Commander Ms. Usha Mishra
Commander Ms. Megan Anderson
Commander Mr. Freddy Wens
Officer Mr. Janne Ritskes[9]
Knight Mr. Allen Dodgson Tan
Knight Mr. Tony Langer
Knight Mr. Robert Rice
Knight Mr. Gerard Leenen[10]
Knight Ms. Megan McCoy
Knight Mr. Leon Len Austin
Officer Mr. Jan Erik Støa
Officer Mr. Mike James
2014 Grand Officer Mr. Preet Bharara
Grand Officer Ms. Sharon Cohen Levin
Grand Officer Mr. William E. Todd
Grand Officer Datuk Leong Yeng Kit
Commander Lt. Colonel Kristen Means
Commander Mr. Alexander Wilson
Commander Ir. Mohd Nizam Bin Mohd Nawi
Commander Ms. Sarah Paul
Commander Ms. Christine Magdo
Commander Ms. Sarah Krissoff
Commander Mr. Eric Bourdonneau
Commander Mr. Allen Dodgson Tan[11]
Commander Mr. Leon Len Austin[11]
Commander Ms. Emma Atkinson
Commander Mr. Stanley Brown
Commander Ms. Julie Chung
Commander Golden West Humanitarian Foundation
Commander Mr. Roger Ray Hess
Commander Ms. Andrea Acerbis
Commander Ms. Shashi Dharan
Officer Mr. Daniel Brazier
Officer Mr. Nicholas Wolf
Officer Mr. Tokyo Bak
Officer Mr. Brenton Easter
Officer Fong Tchan
Officer Ms. Christina LoPresti
Officer Mr. Thomas Wotka
Officer Mr. Robert Rice[11]
Officer Mr. Marcel Durocher[11]
Officer Mr. Alistair Moir[12]
Officer Mr. Allan Vosburgh
Officer Mr. Michael L. Trocino
Officer Mr. Nicholas Street
2015 Grand Cross Ms. Azedine Beschaouch
Grand Officer Mr. Russell Schmieder
Grand Officer Mr. Harry Wormald
Commander Mr. Michael Chippendale
Commander Mr. Jonathan D. Green
Commander Ms. Maamar FERKOUN
Commander Mr. Paul Jonathan Freer
Commander Mr. Barry Sutherland
Commander Dr. Laura Watson
Commander Mr. Daniel Friendly
Commander Mr. Michael Hodgson
Officer Mr. Lloyd Ngoh
Officer Mr. Alexander C. Arcinas
Officer Mr. William T. Grau
Officer Ms. Elisia Correa
Officer Mr. Michael Nisi
2016 Grand Officer Mr. Denis Schrey
Commander Dr. Daniel Heilmann
Commander Mr. John D. Rennie
Grand Cross Mr. Scott Neeson
Grand Cross Mr. James McCabe
Grand Cross Mr. Alan Lemon
Officer Mr. Patrick Ramsing
2017 Officer Mr. Hervé Dallerac
Grand Cross Ambassador Hidehisa Horinouchi
Grand Officer Mr. Allen Dodgson Tan
Commander Ms. Nicholas Guest
Commander Mr. Aksel Steen-Nilsen
Officer Dr. Dirk Van Aken
Knight Dr. Lutgardo C. Punzalan
Commander Dr. Leul Ayalew MEKONNEN
2018 Grand Cross Dato' Sri Kee Yong Wee
Grand Cross Ms. Datin Sri Mah Ming Yuet
Grand Cross Ms. Samiuela Tulikifanga Tukuafu
Grand Cross Lt. General Suhartono
Grand Officer Mr. Jasper Martijn Paas
Officer Mr. Edwin Faigmane
Commander Mr. Don Brewster[13]
Commander Mr. Martin Reeve
Commander Ms. Etta Suhartono
Commander Mr. Eric Meldrum
2019 Grand Cross Mr. Arnaud Laillou
Grand Cross Mr. Ted Sussman
Grand Officer Mr. John Geden (Hampshire Police)[14]
Grand Cross Msgr. Olivier Schmitthaeusler[15]
Grand Cross Major General Hoàng Thế Thiện[16]
2020 Grand Cross Dr. Mile Glamcevski[17]
Commander Mr. Nigel Lee Lecturer in Criminology[18]
Grand Officer Mr. Michael Tan, former Ambassador of Singapore[19]
Grand Cross Mr. Andrew Lin
Officer COL Edmund Tan Chong Kuang
2022 Grand Officer Dr. Turobova Tatiana [20]
Grand Officer Dr. Shevaldin Anatoly
2023 Grand Cross Gen. Dudung Abdurachman[21]
Grand Cross Pr. Thomas Vallée

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ Hamid Al Hadad, Indonesia (2022). Diplomat Jadi Ustad. Indonesia: Expose. ISBN 978-602-7829-65-7.
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  5. ^ "Cambodian government presents award to Fisheries Programme". Mekong River Commission, Fisheries Programme. 1–30 April 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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  10. ^ "PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre Cambodia, Scuba Nation assists in the preparation of Cambodian salvage divers". PADI Pros South East Asia. April 4, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
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  13. ^ "Cambodia Grants Royal Order of Sahametrei Award to AIM". Agape International Missions. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
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  15. ^ "Two new Catholic schools opened in Takea Province".
  16. ^ "Late leading officer of voluntary army in Cambodia honoured | Politics | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)". 12 January 2020.
  17. ^ https://www.army.gov.au/our-news/media-releases/knighted-cambodia
  18. ^ "Ex-detectives honoured for helping bring Cambodian child abusers to justice". 14 July 2019.
  19. ^ "H.E. Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn conferred the Royal Order of Sahametrei with the rank of Grand-Officer on His Excellency Michael Tan Keng Siong - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation". www.mfaic.gov.kh. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  20. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/C1grdglRNAl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
  21. ^ "Berjasa Tingkatkan Kerja Sama Militer AD Kedua Negara, Kasad Terima Medali Kehormatan Negara Kamboja". @tni_angkatan_darat via Instagram. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.


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