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{{Short description|Saudi Arabian order of merit}}
{{More citations needed|date=March 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox order
|name = Order of King Abdulaziz
|image = [[Image:Fifth_class_Order_of_King_Abdul_Aziz_Saudi_Arabia_AEACollections.jpg|200px]]
|caption = Insignia of the Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud (5th grade) [[Image:Ster, Orde van Abdoel Aziz al Saoed.jpg|185px]] Star of the Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud
|awarded_by = [[Image:Royal Standard of Saudi Arabia.svg|18px]] [[King of Saudi Arabia|The King of Saudi Arabia]]
|type = [[Order of merit]] with 5 degrees
|motto =
|day =
|eligibility =
|for =
|status = currently constituted
|head_title = Sovereign
|head = [[King Salman|Salman]]
|chancellor =
|commander =
|grades =
|former_grades =
|established = 20 March 1971
|first_induction =
|last_induction =
|total =
|recipients =
|individual =
|higher = [[Great Chain of Badr]]
|lower = [[Order of King Faisal]]
|image2={{Plainlist|class="center"}}
* [[File:Order of King Abdulaziz, 1st Class (Saudi Arabia).png|100px]] ''{{lang|fr|Order of King Abdulaziz (Class I)}}''
* [[File:Order of King Abdulaziz, 2nd Class (Saudi Arabia).png|100px]] ''{{lang|fr|Order of King Abdulaziz (Class II)}}''
* [[File:Order of King Abdulaziz, 3rd Class (Saudi Arabia).png|100px]] ''{{lang|fr|Order of King Abdulaziz (Class III)}}''
* [[File:Order of King Abdulaziz, 4th Class (Saudi Arabia).png|100px]] ''{{lang|fr|Order of King Abdulaziz (Class IV)}}''
|caption2=[[Service Ribbon]]s of the Order of King Abdulaziz
}}
The '''Order of King Abdulaziz''' is a Saudi Arabian [[order of merit]]. The order was named after [[Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia|Abdulaziz Al Saud]], founder of the modern Saudi state.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://thekingsaudlibrary.org/en/archives/medals/349/|title=Military Medals of Saudi Arabia - Archives {{!}} King Saud|website=www.kingsaud.org|language=en|access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref>

==History==
In 1971, the introduction of orders was announced in a [[decree]].<ref>No.122 van 24 1-1391</ref><ref>No.123 of 24 1-1391</ref> It was instituted by [[King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz|King Faisal]] on 20 March 1971.<ref name=medals>{{cite web|title=Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: King Abdulaziz Order of Merit|url=http://www.medals.org.uk/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabia003.htm|work=Medals|access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref> However, the order had been awarded before that date unsystematically.<ref name=rawrees>{{cite web|last=Raw Rees|first=Owain|title=The Awards of King Saud|url=http://www.kingsaud.net/at/?c=121&a=1101|publisher=King Saud website|access-date=18 July 2013|location=Jeddah|date=May 1999}}</ref> These earliest versions were produced by Bichay in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]].<ref name=rawrees/> The early version of the order was called [[Great Chain of Badr]]. The Saudi king, [[Fons honorum]] of the orders, confirmed the decree in his Royal decree.<ref>No.4 of 25 1-1391</ref>

==Collar of the Order of Abdul Aziz Al Saud==

The [[Collar (order)#Middle East|collar]] is regarded as a separate order.<ref name=":0" /> It also confers the highest rank in the Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud, and, unlike the Great Chain of Badr, is awarded to non-Muslim heads of state.

==The Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud==
The order is awarded to citizens of Saudi Arabia and foreigners for meritorious service to the Kingdom. The Council of Ministers makes the nominations but the King confers awards to foreigners himself when he determines it to be appropriate. Awardees enter in the 4th class of the order, with the exception of ministers and appointees for bravery, who can enter the order in a higher class. Members of the order can advance to the next higher class every five years.

The number of Saudi conferments is limited annually. The statutes of the order stipulate no more than 20 grand sashes of the distinguished class. Up to 40, 60, 80 and 100 awards can be granted to members of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th classes, respectively.

===Classes===
The Classes include:
*''Special Class'' (comparable with "Grand Cordon"). A sash with pendant is worn on the right shoulder, plus a star on the left chest;
*''Distinguished First Class'' (comparable with "Grand Officer"). The insignia is worn on a [[necklet]], plus a golden star on the left chest;
*''First Class'' (comparable with "Commander 1st Class"). The insignia is worn on a necklet, plus a silver star on the left chest;
*''Second Class'' (comparable with "Commander"). The insignia is worn on a necklet;
*''Third Class'' (comparable with "Officer"). A badge is worn on a ribbon with a [[Rosette (decoration)|rosette]] on the left chest;
*''Fourth Class'' (comparable with "Knight"). A badge is worn on a ribbon on the left chest.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto;"
! colspan="4" |Order of King Abdulaziz Service Ribbons
|- align="center"
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of King Abdulaziz, 1st Class (Saudi Arabia).png|width=130}} '''''1st Class'''''
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of King Abdulaziz, 2nd Class (Saudi Arabia).png|width=130}} '''''2nd Class'''''
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of King Abdulaziz, 3rd Class (Saudi Arabia).png|width=130}} '''''3rd Class'''''
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of King Abdulaziz, 4th Class (Saudi Arabia).png|width=130}} '''''4th Class'''''
|}
The Saudis avoid words like "cross" (as in "Grand-Cross") and "knight".{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}

The order is sometimes referred to as the:

* King Abdulaziz Order of Merit
* King Abdulaziz Al Saud Excellence Medal
* King Abdulaziz Medal

==Notable recipients==
===Saudi royalty===
*[[Bandar bin Sultan|Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud]]<ref>{{cite web|title=His Royal Highness Prince Bandar bin Sultan|url=http://www.saudiembassy.net/about/princebandar.aspx|work=Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia|access-date=14 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921155740/http://www.saudiembassy.net/about/princebandar.aspx|archive-date=21 September 2013}}</ref>
* [[Faisal of Saudi Arabia|King Faisal]]<ref>{{cite news|title=البترول العربى ليس بأغلى من الدم.. صفحات خالدة من مسيرة القائد العربي الملك فيصل|url=https://gate.ahram.org.eg/News/2692464.aspx|access-date=30 July 2021|work=Al Ahram|date=14 April 2021|language=Arabic}}</ref>
* [[Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Al Mulhim|first=Abdulateef|title=Prince Fahd bin Abdullah: An admiral and a desert lover|url=http://www.arabnews.com/news/449196|access-date=8 August 2013|newspaper=Arab News|date=24 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815214204/http://arabnews.com/news/449196|archive-date=15 August 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008|date=2007|publisher=K. G. Saur|isbn=9783598077357|page=718|doi=10.1515/9783110930047|edition=18th |url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110930047/html|editor1-last=Publitec Publications}}</ref>
* [[Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]] – King Abdulaziz Medal (First Class)<ref>{{cite web|title=Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz|url=http://www.saudiembassy.net/about/NayefbinAbdulaziz.aspx|work=Saudi Embassy|access-date=19 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906232734/http://saudiembassy.net/about/NayefbinAbdulaziz.aspx|archive-date=6 September 2013}}</ref>
* [[Sara bint Faisal Al Saud|Sara bint Faisal bin Abdulaziz]] – King Abdulaziz Medal (First Class; 2013)<ref>{{cite journal|title=Saudi Arabia: Princess Sara honoured Medal of First Class|journal=Gulf States Newsletter |issue=946 |url=http://archive.crossborderinformation.com/Article/Saudi+Arabia+%EF%BB%BFPrincess+Sara+honoured+Medal+of+First+Class.aspx?date=20130509 |access-date=9 August 2013}}</ref>
* [[Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]] – King Abdulaziz Medal (First Class)<ref>{{cite web|title=His royal highness Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz|url=http://www.riyadh.gov.sa/en/Pages/Princes/Princes.aspx?ItemId=9|publisher=Riyadh Government|access-date=8 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925074354/http://www.riyadh.gov.sa/en/Pages/Princes/Princes.aspx?ItemId=9|archive-date=25 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud]] (2011)<ref>{{cite news|author=جريدة الرياض |url=http://www.alriyadh.com/2011/12/12/article690894.html|title=جريدة الرياض : وزير الدفاع يقلد الفريق الوقداني والفريق خالد بن بندر وسام الملك عبدالعزيز|newspaper=Al Riyadh|date=12 December 2011|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref>
* [[Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]] – King Abdulaziz Medal (First Class; 2011)<ref name=ainalyaqeen>{{cite news|title=Head of King Khalid Award announces names of winners|url=http://www.ainalyaqeen.com/arch_2011/nov-25/en5.php|access-date=18 July 2013|work=Ain Alyaqeen|date=25 November 2011}}</ref>
* [[Turki bin Nasser|Turki bin Nasser Al Saud]] – King Abdulaziz Medal (First Class)<ref>{{cite web|title=His Royal Highness Prince Turki bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud|url=http://www.sens.org.sa/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23&Itemid=64&lang=en|publisher=Saudi Environmental Society|access-date=14 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103062750/http://www.sens.org.sa/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23&Itemid=64&lang=en|archive-date=3 November 2013}}</ref>
* [[Al-Waleed bin Talal Al Saud|Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud]] – King Abdulaziz Medal (First Class; 2002)<ref>{{cite web|title=Medals|url=http://www.alwaleed.com.sa/awards/medals/|work=Al Waleed Al Saud Official website|access-date=14 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922172752/http://www.alwaleed.com.sa/awards/medals/|archive-date=22 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]] – King Abdulaziz Sash (Special Class; 1976)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arabou.edu.kw/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=82:hrh-prince-talal&tmpl=component&print=1|title=AOU and KNG organize Crisis and Disaster Management in Kuwait and the role of KNG Symposium|website=www.arabou.edu.kw|access-date=4 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223073636/https://www.arabou.edu.kw/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=82:hrh-prince-talal&tmpl=component&print=1|archive-date=23 December 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Politicians and officials===
[[File:Prime Minister Narendra Modi being conferred Saudi Arabia's highest civilian honour, the King Abdulaziz Sash.jpg|thumb|Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] being conferred the award by King [[Salman of Saudi Arabia|Salman]]]]
*[[Abiy Ahmed]] – [[Prime Minister of Ethiopia]] (16 September 2018)<ref name="english.alarabiya.net">[https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2018/09/16/Eritrea-president-Ethiopia-PM-reach-Jeddah-to-sign-historic-peace-deal Saudi king sponsors historic Jeddah peace pact between Eritrea, Ethiopia], Alarabiya News.</ref>
* [[Beji Caid Essebsi]] – [[President of Tunisia]] (29 March 2019)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/562285/SAUDI-ARABIA/King-Salman-Tunisian-president-hold-talks-oversee-signing-of-two-deals-confer-medals|title=King Salman, Tunisian president hold talks, oversee signing of two deals & confer medals|date=29 March 2019|newspaper=[[Saudi Gazette]]|access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref>
* [[Isaias Afwerki]] – [[President of Eritrea]] (16 September 2018)<ref name="english.alarabiya.net"/>
* [[Petro Poroshenko]] – [[President of Ukraine]] (1 November 2017)<ref>[http://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=1683377#1683377 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and President of Ukraine Attend Signing Ceremony of Draft Cooperation Program and Memoranda of Understanding between the Two Countries], Saudi Press Agency.</ref>
* [[Donald Trump]] – Former [[President of the United States of America]], Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud (20 May 2017)<ref>{{cite web|author1=Michael D. Shear|author2=Peter Baker|title=Trump Gets a Gold Medal as Welcome From Saudi King|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/20/world/middleeast/donald-trump-saudi-arabia.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=20 May 2017|date=20 May 2017}}</ref>
* [[Theresa May]] – Former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (6 April 2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://5pillarsuk.com/2017/04/06/saudi-king-awards-theresa-may-honour-for-meritorious-service/|title=Saudi King awards Theresa May honour for "meritorious service"|publisher=5Pillars}}</ref>
* [[Narendra Modi]] – [[Prime Minister of India]], Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud (Special Class, 3 April 2016)<ref name="ht1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/modi-conferred-highest-saudi-civilian-honour/story-bwZOeS1MJFw7QigfOEeFnI.html|title=Modi conferred highest Saudi civilian honour|access-date=3 April 2016|work=Hindustan times|date=3 April 2016 }}</ref>
* [[Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Nahyan]], Emirati official<ref>{{cite news|author=Rym Ghazal|title=Nation mourns Sheikh Mubarak|work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]|date=25 February 2010|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/nation-mourns-sheikh-mubarak-1.587825|access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref>
* [[Jacob Zuma]] – [[President of South Africa]] (28 March 2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/177520/South-Africa-emerging-as-one-of-the-most-popular-trade-and-investment-destinations|title=South Africa emerging as one of the most popular trade and investment destinations|author=Imran Syed|date=30 April 2017|work=Saudi Gazette}}</ref>
* [[Xi Jinping]] – [[President of the People's Republic of China|President of China]] and [[General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party]], Medal of King Abdulaziz (20 January 2016)<ref>{{cite news|title=Xi Jinping Holds Talks with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia Two Heads of State Jointly Announce Establishment of China-Saudi Arabia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership|url=http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/topics_665678/xjpdstajyljxgsfw/t1333527.shtml|access-date=22 August 2016|work=Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China|date=20 January 2016}}</ref>
* [[Enrique Peña Nieto]] – [[President of Mexico]], Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud (Special Class, 17 January 2016)
* [[Joko Widodo]] – [[President of Indonesia]], Medal of King Abdulaziz (First Class, September 2015)<ref>{{cite news|title=Jokowi Receives King Abdul Azis Medal|url=http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2015/09/12/055700069/Jokowi-Receives-King-Abdul-Azis-Medal|access-date=12 September 2015|work=Tempo.co|date=12 September 2015}}</ref>
* [[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]] – [[President of Egypt]], Medal of King Abdulaziz (First Class; August 2014){{citation needed|date=July 2021}}
* [[François Hollande]] – Former [[President of France]], (Special Class, 30 December 2013)
* [[David Cameron]] – Former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (8 November 2012){{citation needed|date=July 2021}}
* [[Najib Tun Razak]] – Former [[Prime Minister of Malaysia]], Medal of King Abdulaziz (First Class, 19 January 2010)<ref>{{cite web|title=Najib receives award|url=http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/malaysian-prime-minister-receives-saudi-arabias-highest-award-by-saudi-king-abdullah-153089805.html|agency=PR Newswire|access-date=8 September 2013}}</ref>
* [[Giorgio Napolitano]] - Former [[President of Italy]], Collar of the Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud (5 November 2007)
* [[Silvio Berlusconi]] – Former [[Prime Minister of Italy]], Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud (First Class; 22 November 2009)<ref>[http://www.ilcittadinomb.it/stories/Cronaca/187567/ Italia-Arabia/A Berlusconi la più alta onorificenza reale saudita] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615074547/http://www.ilcittadinomb.it/stories/Cronaca/187567/ |date=15 June 2011}} Ilcittadinomb</ref>
* [[Bashar al-Assad]] – [[President of Syria]], Medal of King Abdulaziz (8 October 2009)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://thawra.sy/_print_veiw.asp?FileName=63107819420091008022531|title=القمــــــــــة الســـــــــورية الســـــــــعودية... الرئيس الأسد وخادم الحرمين الشريفين يبحثان آفاق التعاون ويتبادلان أرفع وسامين وطنيين.. تعزيز العمل العربي المشترك - رفع الحصار عن الفلسطينيين|publisher=Al Thawra|date=8 October 2009|access-date=16 September 2018 |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.alriyadh.com/464904 |title=الملك عبدالله والرئيس الأسد يتفقان على إزالة العوائق في العلاقات الثنائية والتنسيق على جميع المستويات|publisher=Al Riyadh|date=8 October 2009|access-date=16 September 2018|language=ar}}</ref>
* [[Barack Obama]] – Former [[President of the United States]], King Abdul Aziz Order of Merit (June 2009)<ref>{{cite news|title=Obama's ties with Saudi Arabia? Solid gold|url=http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2009/06/03/obamas-ties-with-saudi-arabia-solid-gold/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129022101/http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2009/06/03/obamas-ties-with-saudi-arabia-solid-gold/|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 November 2012|work=Reuters|date=3 June 2009}}</ref>
* [[Muhammed Al-Jasser|Mohammad Al Jasser]] – Saudi minister, Medal of King Abdulaziz (First Class; May 2009)<ref>{{cite news|title=The world's 50 most influential Arabs|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+world's+50+most+influential+Arabs%3A+it+is+no+easy+task+in+a+region...-a0201711301|access-date=14 August 2013|work=The Middle East|date=1 May 2009}}</ref>
* [[George W. Bush]] – Former [[President of the United States]], Medal of King Abdulaziz (First Class; 14 January 2008)<ref name=fox>{{cite news|title=Bush Visits Saudi Arabia for Talks With King Abdullah|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/01/14/bush-visits-saudi-arabia-for-talks-with-king-abdullah/|access-date=26 March 2013|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
* [[Mohammed VI of Morocco|Mohammed VI]] – [[List of rulers of Morocco|King of Morocco]] (18 May 2007)<ref name="MAPK">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120608010053/http://www.map.ma/en/morocco-2/the-king HM King Mohammed VI]. map.ma</ref>
* [[Carl XVI Gustaf]] - [[King of Sweden]], Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Abdulaziz al Saud
* [[Shinzō Abe]] – [[Prime Minister of Japan]], Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud (Special Class; April 2007)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.47news.jp/CN/200704/CN2007042901000062.html|title=石油備蓄で基地提供提案安倍首相、サウジ国王に|work=47news|date=29 April 2007|access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref>
*[[Vladimir Putin]] – [[President of Russia]] (12 February 2007)<ref>Atul Aneja [https://web.archive.org/web/20070223061501/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/20/stories/2007022002561100.htm Putin goes calling on the Saudis]. ''The Hindu''. 20 February 2007</ref>
* [[Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah|Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah]] – Kuwaiti royal and politician, Medal of King Abdulaziz (First Class){{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
* [[Edmond Leburton]] – Former [[Prime Minister of Belgium]]
* [[Bill Clinton]] – Former President of the United States
* [[Gyanendra of Nepal]] – Former [[King of Nepal]]
* [[Hussein of Jordan|Hussein bin Talal]] - [[List of kings of Jordan|Former King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan]], Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud (1960)
* [[Hosni Mubarak]] - Former [[President of Egypt]]
* [[Mohammed bin Ali Aba Al Khail]] – Former Saudi Finance Minister, 2nd Class Sash<ref>{{cite book|title=Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008|date=2007|publisher=Publitec|location=Beirut|isbn=9783598077357|page=17
|doi=10.1515/9783110930047|edition=18th|url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110930047/html|editor-last1=Publitec Publications }}</ref>
* [[Ray Mabus]] – Former ambassador of the United States to Saudi Arabia (April 1996)<ref>{{cite news|title=Saudis Honor Outgoing Mabus|url=https://go.gale.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T004&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&hitCount=45031&searchType=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=81&docId=GALE%7CA68165433&docType=Brief+article&sort=Pub+Date+Forward+Chron&contentSegment=ZNEW-FullText-Exclude-FT&prodId=STND&pageNum=5&contentSet=GALE%7CA68165433&searchId=R2&userGroupName=wikipedia&inPS=true|access-date=20 May 2021|work=The Associated Press|date=28 April 1996}}</ref>
* Shakhbout bin Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan – Former ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Saudi Arabia, 2nd Class Sash (February 2021)<ref>{{cite news|title=The Minister of Foreign Affairs hands Sheikh Shakhbout Al Nahyan the second-class King Abdulaziz Sash|url=https://go.gale.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T004&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&hitCount=566&searchType=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=32&docId=GALE%7CA652220023&docType=Brief+article&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZNEW-FullText-Exclude-FT&prodId=STND&pageNum=2&contentSet=GALE%7CA652220023&searchId=R5&userGroupName=wikipedia&inPS=true|access-date=19 May 2021|work=TendersInfo News|date=18 February 2021}}</ref>
* Syed Nasir Ali Rizvi - Former Federal Minister of Pakistan for Housing and Urban development (1976)
* [[Halimah Yacob]] – President of Singapore (6 November 2019)
* [[Haitham bin Tariq]] – Sultan of Oman, (11 July 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 July 2021|title=Sultan Haitham and King Salman hold talks in NEOM during Saudi Arabia visit|url=https://arab.news/yms88|access-date=11 July 2021
|work=Arab News}}</ref>
* [[Cyril Ramaphosa]] – President of South Africa (12 July 2018)<ref>[https://mobile.twitter.com/presidencyza/status/1017439617648418816 Twitter]</ref>
* [[Al-Muhtadee Billah]] – Crown Prince of Brunei (3 January 1999)<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Attorney General's Chambers - Senior Minister |url=https://www.agc.gov.bn/SitePages/Senior%20Minister.aspx |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=www.agc.gov.bn}}</ref>

===Military===
* [[Mohammed Aly Fahmy]] – Egyptian Air Force Chief (First class)<ref>{{cite book|title=Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008|location=Beirut
|publisher=Publitec Publications|year=2011|isbn=978-3-11-093004-7|edition=18th|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NHCQBAFMwawC&pg=PA293
|page=293}}</ref>
* [[Qamar Javed Bajwa]] – Pakistan's Chief of Army [[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Army Staff]] 2022
* [[Pervez Musharraf]] – Pakistan's President & [[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Army Staff]]
* [[Raheel Sharif]] – Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff<ref name="Dawn">{{cite news|title=Gen Raheel meets with Saudi political, military leadership|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1085116/gen-raheel-meets-with-saudi-political-military-leadership|access-date=18 February 2014|newspaper=Dawn|date=5 February 2014}}</ref>
* [[Qamar Javed Bajwa]] – Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2110876/saudi-arabia | title=Saudi Arabia confers Order of King Abdulaziz on Pakistan's military chief | date=26 June 2022 }}</ref>
* [[Lieutenant general|Lt. Gen]] Mian Muhammad Afzaal [[Shahid|(Shaheed)]] – Pakistan Army's [[Chief of General Staff (Pakistan)|Chief Of General Staff]] - (1987)
* [[Tariq Majid]] – Pakistan's [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (Pakistan)|Chairman]] of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee]] (2009)<ref>{{cite web|title=Mohayya, Chief of General Staff, conferring King Abdul Aziz Al Saud Excellence Medal which is the highest military award of Saudi Armed Forces, to General Tariq Majid, CJCSC on behalf of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud|url=http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&date=2009/4/5|work=ISPR|access-date=3 December 2012}}</ref>
* Lt. General James Ahmann – US Air Force Commander [[United States Military Training Mission|USMTM]]
* [[Ali Shamkhani]] – Former [[Ministry of Defence (Iran)|Defence Minister of Iran]]<ref name=shafaqna>[http://www.shafaqna.com/persian/other-services/countries/iran/item/51228-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%8C-%D8%AF%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%AF.html علی شمخانی، دبیر شورای عالی امنیت ملی ایران شد ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912231802/http://www.shafaqna.com/persian/other-services/countries/iran/item/51228-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%8C-%D8%AF%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%AF.html |date=12 September 2013 }} ''Shafaqna''</ref>
* [[Alan West, Baron West of Spithead|Sir Alan William John West]] – Chief of British Naval Staff (2004), Medal of King Abdulaziz (First Class)<ref>{{cite news|title=Today in History|url=http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/november/20nov.txt|access-date=19 July 2013|newspaper=SeaWaves|date=20 November 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110192018/http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/november/20nov.txt|archive-date=10 November 2013}}</ref>
* [[Katsutoshi Kawano]] – Chief of Staff of the [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]] (February 2014)
* [[Stephane Abrial]] – Former [[SACT]]
* [[Denis Mercier]] – Former [[Chief of Staff of the French Air Force]]
* [[Necdet Özel]] – Chief of Staff of the [[Turkish Armed Forces]] (2012)
* [[Zubair Mahmood Hayat]] – Pakistan's [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (Pakistan)|Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee]]
* [[Muhammad Zakaullah]] – Chief of the Naval Staff, [[Pakistan Navy]] (2 October 2017)
*[[Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed]] - [[Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Air Staff]], [[Pakistan Air Force]]
*[[Farooq Feroze Khan]] - Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Pakistan]
*[[Sohail Aman]] - Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force (10 February 2018)
* [[Belal Shafiul Huq]] - Chief of Army Staff, Bangladesh Army (8 March 2018)
* [[Aziz Ahmed (general)|Aziz Ahmed]] - Chief of Army Staff, Bangladesh Army (4 February 2018)<ref>[http://www.arabnews.com/node/1243661/saudi-arabia#photo/0 Arab News]</ref>

===Others===
* [[:pl:Krzysztof Płomiński|Krzysztof Płomiński]] – Polish diplomat
* Samar Al Homoud (King Abdulaziz Medal of First Class)<ref>{{cite news|title=Saudi women proceed with ambition and empowerment within the framework of Vision 2030|url=https://www.bna.bh/en/SaudiwomenproceedwithambitionandempowermentwithintheframeworkofVision2030.aspx?cms=q8FmFJgiscL2fwIzON1%2BDpEi1hAtVow%2BLkGR1E5C1Gg%3D|access-date=19 October 2020|work=BNA|date=26 April 2019}}</ref>
* Sultan Alromayan (King Abdulaziz Medal of Fourth Class)
==See also==
* [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Saudi Arabia]]

==References==
{{Reflist|33em}}

==Further reading==
* [[Guy Stair Sainty]] and Rafal Heydel-Mankoo, World Orders of Knighthood and Merit" ({{ISBN|0971196672}}), London 2006.

==External links==
* [http://www.omsa.org/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=6797 Photos of the Order]

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