The Order of Nichan El-Anouar (or “Order of the Light”) was established in 1887 as a colonial order of merit of the Tajurah sultanate in French Somaliland.
The order has five degrees:
- Grand-croix (grand cross)
- Grand officier (grand officer)
- Commandeur (commander)
- Officier (officer)
- Chevalier (knight)
The Order was deprecated on 3 December 1963 by the Ordre National du Mérite.
