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The Kingdom of Egypt – Orders, Decorations & Medals
by Owain Raw-Rees, OMRS No. 3088, OMSA No. 4978
This book (A5 landscape full-colour) is an illustrated guide of the awards of the Kingdom of Egypt. It begins with the awards of the Khedivate which were replaced after 1914 by those of the Sultanate of Egypt and in turn in 1919 by the Kingdom of Egypt and ending with those awards issued during the brief Regency of 1952–53. The focus is on illustrations which will give the reader a comprehensive reference to the known awards.
About Owain
Owain Raw-Rees was born in Aberystwyth, Wales, U.K., educated at Christ College, Brecon and read theology at Worcester College, Oxford. Subsequently he was commissioned into the Royal Welch Fusiliers. On leaving the Army he pursued a career in insurance and lived in the Middle East from 1989 until retirement in 2019. He is married to Helen and has two daughters, Fflur and Rhiannon.
Since 1993 he has been a regular contributor to the Journal of the Orders and Medals Research Society (OMRS) of Great Britain and to Miniature Medals World (MMW) – an OMRS Journal Prize and two Commendations and also three MMW Literary Awards. He has contributed to the Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA) and awarded ten OMSA Literary Medals. He has published the following books:
“Solomonic Decorations – A History of the Ethiopian Order of the Seal of Solomon” TSL Publications 2024
“Somalia – The Awards of a Fallen State” TSL Publications 2024
“The Orders, Decorations and Medals of the United Arab Emirates” Spink, 2024
“Orders & Medals of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan – an Appendix of Illustrations” Spink, 2025
He is a regular exhibitor at OMRS Conventions and has been awarded eleven Exhibitor Medals – including six gold medals. He has also received two gold medals from the Military History Society. In recognition of his research he was awarded the Qu’aiti Sultanate Order of Distinction, 2000 and appointed a Member of the Order of the Star of Honour of Ethiopia by the Crown Council of Ethiopia, 2018. Through long involvement with the Association of Round Tables Arabian Gulf he is an Honorary Life Member of the Association.
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