Order of Excellence for Women

The Order of Excellence for Women (وسام الامتياز) or Order of Distinction for Women is a state decoration of Sudan established on 16 November 1961 during Ibrahim Abboud's military government. It is awarded to Sudanese and foreign women who perform excellent services to the state or humanity.

Background
The Order of Excellence for Women was established on 16 November 1961 by Ibrahim Abboud. It is awarded to Sudanese and foreign women who perform excellent services to the state or humanity.

According to Sudanese law of 1961, the order is only given to women and cannot be awarded more than once unless after three years. 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 The order can be withdrawn by the head of state when a dishonourable act is committed by the awardee.

Notable recipients

 * 2010 Egbal Jaafar
 * 2010 Layla Musa Ali
 * 2010 Sayda Al-Hajj Mohamed Bashir
 * 2010 Layla Al-Toum Abdul-Raziq
 * 2010 Fatima Abdallah Tairab
 * 2010 Layla Khalid Hashi
 * 2013 Griselda El Tayib
 * 2014
 * 2014 Nawal Al-Humoud Al-Malek Al-Sabah
 * 2015 Hania Morsi Fadl
 * 2015 Zubaida Adam Musa Ibrahim
 * 2017
 * 2017 Awadiya Samak
 * 2020 Nafisa Mohamed Mahmoud
 * 2022 Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi