Order of Merit "KMS", and the Order of Artistic Merit for Knights of Merit in Art, with the post-nominal letters "KMA". However, Sir Frederic Leighton, President of the Royal Academy, advised against the new order, primarily because of its selection process. Victoria's son, King Edward VII, eventually founded the Order of Merit on 26 June 1902 (the date for which his coronation had been originally planned) as a means to acknowledge "exceptionally meritorious service in Our Navy and Our Army, or who may have rendered exceptionally meritorious service towards the advancement of Art, Literature and Science". All modern aspects of the order were
Kedah Supreme Order of Merit is awarded in one class: The Order consists of a chain. Photos : Kedah & RA Kedah Supreme Order of Merit The Kedah Supreme Order of Merit (Bahasa Melayu: "Darjah Utama Untok Jasa Kedah") is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Kedah It was founded by Sultan Badlishah of Kedah on 17 November 1953 (or 30 October 1952). This is the highest Order to be conferred on those who have performed meritorious deeds with full responsibility to the nation for a stated number of years. It is conferred on those of high position and wide influence. This Order may