Order of Knowledge

Order of Knowledge (Persian: نشان دانش) is one of the badges of honor in Iran. Its establishment dates back to the Qajar dynasty era under the name of "Order of Science"; later in the Pahlavi dynasty the name was changed to "Order of Knowledge". Finally, it was reestablished in Islamic Republic era by "Council of Iran Ministers" on November 21, 1990.^[1]

Order of Knowledge
Iran National Order
Awarded by President of Iran
Type	Expertise Award, Badge of honor
Established	By Council of Iran Ministers in November 21, 1990 (in Islamic Republic)
Country	Iran
Ribbon
Grades	First Order Second Order Third Order

Qajar dynasty version

The Qajar dynasty ruling over Iran from 1789 to 1925. The founding history of this order dates back to Qajar era. The order was known at that time by the name of "Order of Science".^[2][3][4]

Pahlavi dynasty version

The Pahlavi dynasty was the reigning constitutional monarchy ruling over Iran from 1925 to 1979.^[5][6] In Pahlavi era the "Order of Science" was renamed to "Order of Knowledge" which to this day remains the same name.^[7]

That "Order of Knowledge" medal was made of silver and had an eight-pointed stellar design. At the center of it was a Pahlavi Crown of gold in a blue enamel background. It was located around the central part of those olive theme branches. It had a diameter of 53 mm and a ribbon with two red stripes and one white stripe alternately.^[8]

Islamic Republic version

According to "Article 7" of the "Regulations on the Awarding of Government Orders" of Iran approved on November 21, 1990, the "Order of Knowledge" is awarded to individuals who have made significant and unprecedented efforts to improve the country's scientific performance in the following ways:^[9][10][11]

1. Presenting valuable scientific works and essays
2. Sincere effort and service to promote the scientific level of scholars by teaching at universities in the country

Recipients

Recipient Name	Badge	Type	Donator	Date
Jafar Shahidi	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani	May 9, 1995[12]
Abolghasem Gorji	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani	October 15, 1996[13][14]
Mahmoud Bolourchian	Order of Knowledge	Second Order	Mohammad Khatami	June 17, 1997[15]
Mohammad-Taqi Ja'fari	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mohammad Khatami	October 5, 1997[16]
Ja'far Sobhani	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mohammad Khatami	September 30, 1999[17][18]
Jalaleddin Ashtiani	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mohammad Khatami	September 30, 1999[19][18]
Mehdi Mohaghegh	Order of Knowledge	Second Order	Mohammad Khatami	January 30, 2001[20]
Mohammad Reza Hakimi	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mohammad Khatami	August 4, 2003[21][22]
Ali Shariatmadari	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mohammad Khatami	March 13, 2004[22][23]
Abbasgholi Daneshvar	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mohammad Khatami	March 13, 2004[22][24]
Hossein Safayi	Order of Knowledge	Second Order	Mohammad Khatami	August 3, 2004[25][26]
Mohammad Hashemi	Order of Knowledge	Second Order	Mohammad Khatami	August 3, 2004[26][27]
Jamshid Momtaz	Order of Knowledge	Second Order	Mohammad Khatami	August 3, 2004[26][28]
Amirnaser Katouzian	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mohammad Khatami	August 3, 2004[26][29][30]
Naser Simforoush	Order of Knowledge	Second Order	Mohammad Khatami	August 3, 2004[26][31][32]
Afsaneh Safavi	Order of Knowledge	Third Order	Mohammad Khatami	August 3, 2004[33][29]
Reza Baradaran	Order of Knowledge	Second Order	Mohammad Khatami	August 3, 2004[34]
Hossein Zomorshidi	Order of Knowledge	Third Order	Mohammad Khatami	August 3, 2004[35][36]
Mohammad Ashouri	Order of Knowledge	Second Order	Mohammad Khatami	June 7, 2005[37][38]
Ezzatollah Araqi	Order of Knowledge	Second Order	Mohammad Khatami	June 7, 2005[39][40]
Akbar Komijani	Order of Knowledge	Third Order	Mohammad Khatami	June 7, 2005[41][38]
Hassan Habibi	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mohammad Khatami	June 7, 2005[42][43][44][45][38]
Iradj Fazel	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mohammad Khatami	June 7, 2005[46][43][44][45][38]
Reza Davari Ardakani	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mohammad Khatami	June 7, 2005[47][48][43][44][45][38]
Kazem Motamednejad	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mohammad Khatami	June 7, 2005[49][50][51][43][44][45][38]
Mohammad Ebrahim Bastani Parizi	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mohammad Khatami	June 7, 2005[52][40][53][54][43][44][45][38]
Ali Mohammad Hanjani	Order of Knowledge	Second Order	Mohammad Khatami	June 7, 2005[55][56][43][44][45][38]
Hossein Mehrpoor	Order of Knowledge	Second Order	Mohammad Khatami	June 12, 2005[57][58][59][43][44][45][38]
Ali Akbar Velayati	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad	March 2, 2010[60][61][44][45]
Mehdi Golshani	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad	March 2, 2010[62][44][45][53][58][61]
Mohammad Hassan Ganji	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad	October 26, 2011[44][45][53][54][58][60]
Parviz Davami	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad	December 24, 2011[63][64][58][60][61]
Abbas Sharifi Tehrani	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad	December 24, 2011[65][58][60][61]
Bahman Yazdi Samadi	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad	December 24, 2011[65][58][60][61][54]
Mehdi Rajabalipoor	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad	December 24, 2011[66][65][58][60][61][54]
Abbas Shafiee	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad	December 24, 2011[67][65][58][60][61][54]
Fereydoon Azizi	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad	December 24, 2011[67][65][58][60][61][54]
Karim Vessal	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad	December 24, 2011[67][65][58][60][61][54]
Esmail Yazdi	Order of Knowledge	First Order	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad	December 24, 2011[68][67][65][58][60][61][54]

Types

The "Order of Knowledge" has three types of medal:

• 
  First Order Medal
• 
  Second Order Medal
• 
  Third Order Medal

See also

• Order of Freedom (Iran)
• Order of Altruism
• Order of Work and Production
• Order of Research
• Order of Mehr
• Order of Justice (Iran)
• Order of Construction
• Order of Education and Pedagogy
• Order of Persian Politeness
• Order of Independence (Iran)
• Order of Service
• Order of Courage (Iran)
• Order of Culture and Art
• Order of Merit and Management
• Order of Fath
• Order of Islamic Republic
• Order of Nasr