Royal Order of Sahametrei
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.
| Royal Order of Sahametrei | |
|---|---|
 Commander Class Medal of the order  Knight Class Medal of the order | |
Awarded by  | |
| Type | Order |
| Awarded for | distinguished services to the King and to the people of Cambodia |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Grades | Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer Knight |
 Ribbon of the order | |
The Royal Order of Sahametrei is part of the 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:
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 | |
| Officer | Rut Hugo | |
| Officer | Christophe Horvath | |
| 1999 | Commander | Dr Peter Schier |
| Masaharu Kono | ||
| Lakhan Mehrotra[2] | ||
| 2000 | Commander | Glenn Denning |
| Grand Officer | Benoît Duchâteau-Arminjon | |
| 2001 | Grand Cross | Dr.Thaksin Shinawatra |
| 2002 | Grand Officer | Dr.Surakiart Sathirathai |
| Knight | Colin Poole | |
| Knight | James McCabe | |
| 2003 | Commander | Dr. Haruhisa Handa[3] |
| Dr. Gary Jacques | ||
| Officer | Dr.Graham J.Gumley | |
| Officer | Pierre Tami | |
| 2004 | Officer | Maamar Ferkoun |
| Officer | Ian Marshall | |
| 2006 | John McGeoghan | |
| 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 | ||
| Knight | Dr. M. C. Nandeesha | |
| 2007 | Dr Chris Barlow[4] | |
| Commander | Ong Keng Yong[5] | |
| 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 | Fernand Desmyter | |
| Officer | Lodewijk Van Schel | |
| Steven Hyde[6] | ||
| Freddy Wens | ||
| Jacques Dezeure | ||
| Robert Kee | ||
| 2011 | Commander | Michael Kilburn |
| Grand Cross | Shi Dayuan | |
| Grand Officer | Lin Hua | |
| Officer | Karl Gerner | |
| Knight | Lu Wang | |
| 2012 | ||
| Commander | Pyone Maung Maung[7] | |
| Commander | Domenic Friguglietti | |
| 2013 | Grand Cross | Steve Penfold |
| Commander | Usha Mishra | |
| Commander | Megan Anderson | |
| Commander | Freddy Wens | |
| Officer | Janne Ritskes[8] | |
| Knight | Allen Dodgson Tan | |
| Knight | Tony Langer | |
| Knight | Robert Rice | |
| Knight | Gerard Leenen[9] | |
| 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[10] | |
| Commander | Leon Len Austin[10] | |
| Commander | Emma Atkinson | |
| 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[10] | |
| Officer | Marcel Durocher[10] | |
| Officer | Alistair Moir[11] | |
| Officer | Allan Vosburgh | |
| Officer | Michael L. Trocino | |
| Officer | Nicholas Street | |
| 2015 | Grand Cross | Azedine Beschaouch |
| Grand Officer | Russell Schmieder | |
| Grand Officer | Harry Wormald | |
| Commander | Michael Chippendale | |
| Commander | Jonathan D. Green | |
| Commander | Maamar FERKOUN | |
| Commander | Paul Jonathan Freer | |
| Commander | Barry Sutherland | |
| Commander | Dr Laura Watson | |
| Commander | Daniel Friendly | |
| Commander | Michael Hodgson | |
| Officer | Lloyd Ngoh | |
| Officer | Alexander C. Arcinas | |
| Officer | William T. Grau | |
| Officer | Elisia Correa | |
| Officer | Michael Nisi | |
| 2016 | Grand Officer | Denis Schrey |
| Commander | Dr. Daniel Heilmann | |
| Commander | Mr John D. Rennie | |
| Grand Cross | Scott Neeson | |
| Grand Cross | James McCabe | |
| Grand Cross | Alan Lemon | |
| Officer | Patrick Ramsing | |
| 2017 | Officer | Hervé Dallerac |
| Grand Cross | Ambassador Hidehisa Horinouchi | |
| Grand Officer | Allen Dodgson Tan | |
| Commander | Nicholas Guest | |
| Commander | 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 | Datin Sri Mah Ming Yuet | |
| Grand Officer | Jasper Martijn Paas | |
| Officer | Edwin Faigmane | |
| Commander | Don Brewster[12] | |
| Commander | Eric Meldrum[12] | |
| 2019 | Grand Cross | Arnaud Laillou |
| Grand Cross | Ted Sussman | |
| Grand Officer | Detective Chief Inspector John Geden Hampshire Police [13] | |
| Grand Cross | Msgr. Olivier Schmitthaeusler[14] | |
| Grand Cross | Major General Hoàng Thế Thiện[15] | |
| 2020 | Grand Cross | Dr. Mihajlo (Milê) Glamcevski |
Notes
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- "Information" (in Japanese). Honorary Consulate of The Kingdom of Cambodia In Fukuoka, Japan. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- "Cambodian government presents award to Fisheries Programme". Mekong River Commission, Fisheries Programme. 1–30 April 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- "Secretary-General of ASEAN Visits Cambodia". Ministry of Foreign & International Cooperation, Kingdom of Cambodia. 13 December 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- http://www.asiaforjesus.org/royal-order-of-sahametrei/
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- https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/decorated-paedophile-hunting-policeman-finds-trauma-relief-in-beekeeping-1-8997137
- http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Two-new-Catholic-schools-opened-in-Takea-Province-46143.html
- https://en.vietnamplus.vn/late-leading-officer-of-voluntary-army-in-cambodia-honoured/167197.vnp
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