# Royal Order of Monisaraphon

The Royal Order of Monisaraphon (Khmer: គ្រឿងឥស្សរិយយសមុនីសារាភ័ណ្ឌ) was founded by King Sisowath of Cambodia on 1 February 1905. It is conferred for accomplishment and outstanding support in the fields of education, arts, science, literacy, or social works.

## History

The Order of Monisaraphon (or Muni Isvarabarna): founded by King Sisowath of Cambodia on 1 February 1905 (first statutes issued 18 April 1905) and awarded in a single class limited to Cambodians, French protected subjects and other Asians. Reformed by King Norodom Sihanouk on 9 September 1948 and extended to three classes. Extended again to five classes in 1961. Awarded for services in the fields of literature and the fine arts, education, justice, administration, and science. After the Khmer Rouge period, the order was reinstituted by King Norodom Sihanouk by Royal Decree No.1095/01 on 5 October 1995.

## Current classes

The five classes of appointment to the Order are, in descending order of precedence:
* Maha Sirivaddha (មហាសេរីវឌ្ឍន៍) or Knight Grand Cross (GCM)
* Mahasena (មហាសេនា) or Knight Grand Officer (GOM)
* Dhipadinda (ធិបឌិន្ទ) or Knight Commander (KCM)
* Sena (សេនា) or Knight Officer (OM)
* Assarariddhi (អស្សឫទ្ធិ) or Knight or Chevalier (KM)

## Design

The golden badge consists of a wreath of palm leaves and (left) and laurel leaves (right) with berries, with enclosed in the center a fan in front of two smaller sprays holding a goblet on which rests the closed book of a scholar. Badge reverse is the inversion of the obverse. The Ribbon colour is golden yellow. Measuring 67mm in length and 54mm in width.

## Post-nominals

The senior ranks of Knight Grand Cross entitle their members to use the title as post-nominal GCM; Knight Grand Officer, GOM; Knight Commander, KCM. The lower ranks of Knight Officer use the post-nominal OM; and Knight, KM. Members of all classes of the order are assigned positions in the order of precedence.

## Recipients

| Year appointed | Class | Name | Post-nominals |
| 1929 | Chevalier | Mr. Gustave Louis Alexandre FAVIER | KM |
| unknown | Commander | Mr. Fortunato Abat | CM |
| unknown | Grand Officer | Mr. Hor Namhong | GOM |
| unknown | Commander | Mr. Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera | CM |
| unknown | Knight Commander | Norodom Arunrasmy | KCM |
| unknown | Knight Commander | Norodom Yuvaneath | KCM |
| unknown | Grand Cross | Norodom Sihamoni | GCM |
| unknown | Grand Cross & Commander | Mr. Haruhisa Handa | GCM CM |
| 2003 | Commander | Mr. Yōhei Sasakawa | CM |
| 2003 | Grand Officer & Knight | Dr. Kao Kim Hourn | OM KM |
| 2006 | Commander | Dr. Kao Kim Hourn | CM |
| 2007 | unknown | Mr. Horst Posdorf | unknown |
| 2007 | Grand Officer | Mr. Siddhartha Kaul | GOM |
| 2008 | Grand Cross | Dr. Rikhi Thakral | GCM |
| 2009 | Grand Officer | Mr. Okhna Mengly J. Quach | GOM |
| 2011 | Officer | Ms. Zahng Gil-jah | OM |
| 2012 | Commander | Dr. Sriram Bhagut Mathe | CM |
| 2014 | Knight Commander | Mr. Allen Dodgson Tan | KCM |
| 2014 | Commander | Mr. Len Leon Austin | CM |
| 2015 | Grand Cross | Mr. George Reiff | GCM |
| 2015 | Grand Officer | Mr. Mahmood Abdul Kader Alshahwarzi for Al-Serkal Mosque Phnom Penh | GOM |
| 2015 | Grand Officer | Dr. Stéphane Xavier Racine | GOM |
| 2015 | Commander | Mr. Mustafa Shoeb Zalotrawala for Al-Serkal Mosque Phnom Penh | KCM |
| 2015 | Commander | Mr. Mohamed Muktar Ahmed for Al-Serkal Mosque Phnom Penh | KCM |
| 2015 | Grand Cross | Mr. Miki Watanabe | GCM |
| 2017 | Grand Cross | Mr. Khun-Neay Khuon | GCM |
| 2017 | Grand Cross | Ms. Anne Lemaistre | GCM |
| 2017 | Grand Officer | Mr. Patrick Paul Seger | GOM |
| 2017 | Grand Cross | Mr. Magnus Saemundsson | GCM |
| 2017 | Grand Cross | Mr. Allen Dodgson Tan | GCM |
| 2018 | Commander | Dr. Fraser Cameron | CM |
| 2018 | Commander | Mr. Robert Cripps | CM |
| 2018 | Commander | Mr. Thomas Cripps | CM |
| 2018 | Commander | Rev. Franklin Graham | CM |
| 2018 | Commander | Mr. James Kenneth Isaacs | CM |
| 2018 | Commander | Mr. Patrick Paul Seger | CM |
| 2018 | Commander | Mr. Bob Jacob | CM |
| 2018 | Commander | Ms. Amy Tennent | CM |
| 2019 | Grand Cross | Mr. Charles Wilson Matthews | GCM |
| 2019 | Grand Cross | Mr. Patrick Paul Seger | GCM |
| 2020 | Grand Cross | Mr. Rho Hyunjun, Country Director, KOICA | GCM |
| 2020 | Grand Officer | Mr. Kang Hwang Wook, Deputy Country Director, KOICA | GOM |
| 2021 | Grand Officer | Mr. Robert Elliott | GOM |
| 2022 | Grand Officer | Mr. Edouard George, President, Phoenix Voyages Group Ltd | GOM |
| 2022 | Knight Commander | Dr. James Muecke AM, chair, Sight for All | KCM |
| 2022 | Knight Commander | Mr. Bjorn Stenvers, CEO, Eye Care Foundation | KCM |
| 2022 | Knight Commander | Ms. Kate Moynihan, CEO, Seva Foundation | KCM |
| 2022 | Knight Commander | Ms. Hu-Jeong Moon, Director, Heart to Heart Foundation | KCM |
| 2022 | Knight Commander | Mr. Ek Sarou, Director, Battambong Ophthalmic Center | CM |
| 2022 | Knight Commander | H.E. Leung Chun-Ying, President, GX Foundation | KCM |
| 2022 | Knight Commander | Mr. Sambath Pol, Eye Care Foundation | KCM |
| 2022 | Knight Commander | Mr. Tokyo Bak, Country Manager, The Fred Hollows Foundation | KCM |
| 2022 | Chevalier | Mr. Horm Piseth, Eye Care Foundation | KM |
| 2022 | Chevalier | Mr. Prof. Mar Amrin | KM |
| 2022 | Chevalier | Ms. Somuny Ouk, Eye Care Foundation | KM |
| 2022 | Chevalier | Major Ian Brookes (retired) | KM |
| 2022 | Knight Officer | Ms. Judy Hatwell, CEO, Sight for All | OM |
| 2023 | Grand Cross | Gen. Chavalit Yongchaiyudh | GCM |
| 2023 | Knight Commander | Ms. Jane Madden, Chair of The Board of Directors, The Fred Hollows Foundation | KCM |
| 2023 | Knight Commander | Ms. Gabi Hollows, Funding Director, The Fred Hollows Foundation | KCM |
| 2023 | Knight Commander | Mr. Ian Wishart, CEO, The Fred Hollows Foundation | KCM |
| 2023 | Knight Commander | Mr. Jon Crail, Program Executive Director, The Fred Hollows Foundation | KCM |
| 2024 | Chevalier | Mr. Liu Zhen | KCM |
| 2025 | Grand Cross | Mr. Trevor Gile, the Liger Charitable Foundation | GCM |
| 2025 | Grand Cross | Ms. Agnieszka Tynkiewicz-Gile, the Liger Charitable Foundation | GCM |
| 2025 | Grand Officer | Mr. Dominic Sharpe, Liger Leadership Academy | GOM |
| 2025 | Grand Officer | Major Ian Brookes (retired) | GOM |