| Order of Merit | |
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| 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.
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 ]
The order is composed of the following classes of merit:
The order is composed of the following classes of merit : [1]
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