The Law of Saudi Decorations issued in 2013 details their types and the figures to be awarded — Article One stipulates that the decorations are awarded by Royal Orders to kings, heads of state, and national and international civil and military figures to honor them, recognize their work, commemorate important events, or record national events.
According to Article Sixty-Four of the Basic Law of Governance, only the king may bestow Saudi decorations, which vary in degrees of merit.
According to Article Two of the law, the types of Saudi decorations include the following: The orders of the first-degree are the Great Chain of Badr and Collar of the Order of King Abdulaziz. Second-degree orders include King Abdulaziz Sash and King Abdulaziz Sash (Second Class). Third-degree orders include the Order of King Abdulaziz, whereas fourth-degree orders include the Order of King Saud, the Order of King Faisal, the Order of King Khalid, the Order of King Fahd, the Order of King Abdullah, and the Order of King Salman.
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