Royal Order of Sahametrei
| Royal Order of Sahametrei | |
|---|---|
Awarded by  Cambodia | |
| Type | Order |
| Awarded for | distinguished services to the King and to the people of Cambodia |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Grades (w/ post-nominals) | Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer Knight |
| Established | September 9, 1948 |
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| Ribbon of the Royal Order of the Sahametrei, Knight Class | |
The Royal Order of Sahametrei (Khmer:គ្រឿងឥស្សរិយយសលំដាប់សហមេត្រី) is an 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 Kingdom of Cambodia's honours system which currently includes the Royal Order of Monisaraphon, Royal Order of the Kingdom 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
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:
- Maha Sirivudha (មហាសេរីវឌ្ឍន៍) or Grand Cross,
- Mahasena (មហាសេនា) or Grand Officer,
- Tepidin (ធិបឌិន្ទ) or Commander,
- Sena (សេនា) or Officer and
- 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
| Year | Class | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Knight & Commander | JM Abdul Aziz |
| 1973 | Knight | Joseph A. Hazbun |
| 1974 | Officer | Louis Mason |
| 1982 | Commander | Colin pratt |
| 1998 | Knight | Giuseppe Di Bella |
| Officer | Christophe Peschoux[2] | |
| Officer | Rut Hugo[3] | |
| Officer | Christophe Horvath[4] | |
| 1999 | Commander | Dr Peter Schier |
| Masaharu Kono | ||
| Lakhan Mehrotra[5] | ||
| 2000 | Commander | Glenn Denning |
| Grand Officer | Benoît Duchâteau-Arminjon | |
| 2001 | Grand Cross | Thaksin Shinawatra |
| 2002 | Grand Officer | Surakiart Sathirathai |
| Knight | Colin Poole | |
| Knight | James McCabe | |
| 2003 | Dr. Gary Jacques | |
| Officer | Pierre Tami | |
| 2004 | Officer | Maamar FERKOUN |
| 2006 | M.S. Swaminathan | |
| Dr. Ronald Cantrell | ||
| Lisa Filipetto | ||
| Blair Exell | ||
| Fleur Davies | ||
| Rian Dixon | ||
| Dr. Peter Core | ||
| Shu Fukai | ||
| Dr. John Skerritt | ||
| Dr. Jung-Chaee Keng | ||
| Dr. Ja-Ock Guh | ||
| 2007 | Commander | Ong Keng Yong[6] |
| 2008 | Dr. Chinkholal Thangsing[1] | |
| Commander | Lt. Gen. Peter Leahy | |
| Commander | Andrew J. Malanga | |
| 2009 | Commander | Kazuhiro Yoneda |
| Knight | Dr. Dirk Van Aken | |
| 2010 | Officer | Dr Jenny Daltry |
| Commander | Heino Güllemann | |
| Commander | Fernand Desmyter | |
| Officer | Lodewijk Van Schel | |
| Steven Hyde[7] | ||
| Freddy Wens | ||
| Jacques Dezeure | ||
| 2011 | Commander | Michael Kilburn |
| Grand Cross | Shi Dayuan | |
| Grand Officer | Lin Hua | |
| Knight | Lu Wang | |
| 2013 | Commander | Usha Mishra[8] |
| Commander | Megan Anderson | |
| Commander | Freddy Wens | |
| Officer | Janne Ritskes[9] | |
| Knight | Allen Dodgson Tan | |
| Knight | Tony Langer | |
| Knight | Robert Rice | |
| Knight | Gerard Leenen[10] | |
| Knight | Megan McCoy | |
| Knight | Leon Len Austin | |
| Officer | Jan Erik Støa | |
| Officer | Mike James | |
| 2014 | Grand Officer | Preet Bharara |
| Grand Officer | Sharon Cohen Levin | |
| Grand Officer | William E. Todd | |
| Commander | Lieutenant Colonel Kristen Means | |
| Commander | Alexander Wilson | |
| Commander | Ir. Mohd Nizam Bin Mohd Nawi | |
| Commander | Sarah Paul | |
| Commander | Christine Magdo | |
| Commander | Sarah Krissoff | |
| Commander | Eric Bourdonneau | |
| Commander | Allen Dodgson Tan[11] | |
| Commander | Leon Len Austin[11] | |
| Commander | Emma Atkinson | |
| Commander | Oon Yong Lin | |
| Commander | Stanley Brown | |
| Commander | Julie Chung | |
| Commander | The Golden West Humanitarian Foundation | |
| Commander | Roger Ray Hess | |
| Commander | Andrea Acerbis | |
| Officer | Daniel Brazier | |
| Officer | Brenton Easter | |
| Officer | Fong Tchan | |
| Officer | Christina LoPresti | |
| Officer | Thomas Wotka | |
| Officer | Robert Rice[11] | |
| Officer | Marcel Durocher[11] | |
| Officer | Alistair Moir[12] | |
| Officer | Allan Vosburgh | |
| Officer | Michael L. Trocino | |
| Officer | Nicholas Street | |
| 2015 | Commander | Jonathan D. Green |
| Commander | Paul Jonathan Freer | |
| Commander | Barry Sutherland | |
| Commander | Dr Laura Watson | |
| Commander | Daniel Friendly | |
| Commander | Michael Hodgson | |
| Officer | Alexander C. Arcinas | |
| Officer | William T. Grau | |
| Officer | Elisia Correa | |
| Officer | Michael Nisi | |
| 2016 | Commander | Dr. Daniel Heilmann |
Notes
- 1 2 Geoffrey Oldham & Brett Delahunt (2004). "Cambodian Decorations of Honor". Milymen Books.
- ↑ http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=235020378&locale=fr_FR&trk=tyah&trkInfo=tas%3Achristophe%20
- ↑ http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=107635801&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkInfo=tas%3Arut
- ↑ http://www.linkedin.com/in/christophehorvath
- ↑ Suryanarayana, P. S. (January 12, 2000). "Cambodia shifts stand on Khmer Rouge trial". The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ↑ "Secretary-General of ASEAN Visits Cambodia". Ministry of Foreign & International Cooperation, Kingdom of Cambodia. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ↑ http://www.asiaforjesus.org/royal-order-of-sahametrei/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Christopher.Mark.Hayes/media_set?set=a.955382770334.1073741827.222307674&type=3
- ↑ http://www.tabitha-cambodia.org/
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 4 http://goldenwesthf.org/cmac-dive-unit-opening-ceremony/
- ↑ http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/scot-honoured-for-clearing-landmines.23888303