Order of Merit
Type	Order of merit
Awarded for	Valuable services to Egypt.
Presented by	Egypt
Established	1953
Ribbon bar of the Order
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Republic
Next (lower)	Order of the Virtues

The Order of Merit is an Egyptian order of merit.

History

The Order of Merit was founded by the Regent on behalf of King Ahmad Fuad in 1953 as a general award for meritorious service.^{[citation needed]}

Classes

The order is composed of the following classes of merit:

The order is composed of the following classes of merit :^[1]

• First class – Grand Cordon
• Second class
• Third class
• Fourth class
• Fifth class

Ribbon bars
Grand Cordon	2nd Class	3rd Class	4th Class	5th Class

Insignia

• The ribbon is red with narrow white edge stripes and black edges.