THE'Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (often abbreviated OMRI) is the bigger orders of the Italian Republic.
THE The President of the Italian Republic is the head of the ordergoverned by a council composed of a chancellor and sixteen members. The order's chancellery is based in Rome. The current chancellor is the general of the air squadron Roberto Corsiniappointed by decree of October 4, 2022.
During the order's more than 70 years of existence, 9,326 Knights Grand Cross have been appointed. The first Knight Grand Cross was Andrea Ferrara, first president of the Supreme Court of Cassation, decorated on November 29, 1952, while the first woman was Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in May 1958.
The appointment decrees were published in the Official Journal of October 18, 2024. The Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella they gave them the title of Knight Grand Crossthe highest distinction of the State, for their great personal and professional qualities.
The new Knights Grand Cross
In women who can boast of this prestigious recognition stand out the Prof Rosa Castaldo and the entrepreneur Maria Franca Fissolo president of Ferrero International. Youngest nominee I am Federico Silvio Toniato, expert in public policy evaluation and general secretary of Senate of the RepublicAnd Paolo Crisafico-founder of the Italian real estate agency and president of Remind – good practices in terms of security, sustainability, innovation and investment.
They also appear Francesco Paolo Figliuologeneral of C. d'A. and extraordinary government commissioner for the reconstruction of territories affected by the 2023 floods, Emmanuel Bettiniwriter and general secretary for Italy of International Pen, Silvio Saliniaccountant and president of the union council of Sacé, Vilberto Stocchi biochemist and rector of the San Raffaele Telematic University.
