Order of Ouissam Alaouite

Order of Ouissam Alaouite الوسام العلوي الشريف
Grand Cordon Extraordinary grade (golden star) set of the Order
Awarded by The King of Morocco
Established	11 January 1913
Royal house	Alaouite
Religious affiliation	Islam
Awarded for	Displaying heroism in combat or contributing meritorious service to the Moroccan state
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	King Mohammed VI
Grades	Grand Cordon Grand Officer Commander Officer Knight
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Muhammad
Next (lower)	Order of Fidelity
Ribbon bar of the Order

The Order of Ouissam Alaouite (Arabic: الوسام العلوي الشريف) or the Sharifian Order of Al-Alaoui^{[citation needed]} is a military decoration of Morocco which is bestowed by the King of Morocco upon those civilians and military officers who have displayed heroism in combat or have contributed meritorious service to the Moroccan state. The decoration was established on 11 January 1913 in replacement of the Order of Ouissam Hafidien. It is awarded in five classes: Grand Cordon (Grand Cordon), Grand Officer (Grand Officier), Commander (Commandeur), Officer (Officier) and Knight (Chevalier).^[1]

The Order of Ouissam Alaouite is similar to the Legion of Merit, awarded by the United States military.