The Order of the Righteous Son of Sudan (Arabic: وسام إبن السودان البار, romanized: wisām ibn as-Sūdān al-bārr) or Order of the Loyal Son of Sudan[note 1] is a state decoration of Sudan established on 16 November 1961 by Ibrahim Abboud and given to male Sudan citizens who protected the state's interests.[1][2]
| Order of the Righteous Son of Sudan
وسام إبن السودان البار
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| Awarded by Sudan | |
| Type | Order of Merit |
| Established | 16 November 1961; 62 years ago (1961-11-16) |
| Country | Sudan |
| Eligibility | Male Sudan citizens |
| Awarded for | Protecting the Republic's interests |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of the Two Niles |
| Next (lower) | Star of Civil Accomplishment |
| Equivalent | Order of Excellence for Women and Order of Merit |
 Ribbon bar of the order | |
The Order can be granted more than once but after three years.[3][2] This period is reduced to one year for employees if they are referred to retirement. Similar to other orders and medals, it remains the property of the awardee, and their heirs as a souvenir but the heirs don’t have the right to carry it. The order can be withdrawn by the head of state when a dishonourable act is committed by the awardee.[4]
According to Sudanese law of 1961, the holder of this medal shall have the following privileges:[2]
The Order consists of a medal of silver plated with gold water and three identical surfaces. The first is an eight-pointed star bearing the emblem of the Democratic Republic of Sudan. The second is a circle with a diameter of 40 millimetres (1.6 in) in the middle of the first surface, and on its outskirts is a sword and a bough. The olive tree, the flag of the Republic, and the phrase "the Righteous Son of Sudan" (Arabic: وسام إبن السودان البار). The third is a star with eight-pointed sloping sides. The decoration hangs from a ribbon of shiny, corrugated silk of green colour, its width is 17 millimetres (0.67 in), and it has two margins on the sides of the colours black, white, and red, respectively, each width is 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in), and it is worn on the chest on the left side.[5][4]
A miniature medal of silver accompanies this medal with gold water. It bears the same specifications as the larger medal, reduced to one-third in dimensions, except for the ribbon, which is reduced to half and worn over the military's diaries.[4][6][7]
