Perhaps the most coveted title a cat can be awarded in CFA is that of Distinguished Merit or DM.
To be awarded the Distinguished Merit title in CFA, a male cat must sire a minimum of 15 cats who have earned at least one of three titles: Grand Champion, Grand Premier or Distinguished Merit.
A Female DM must have produced 5 or more offspring who earn at least one of these titles.
Regardless of how many titles it earns, an individual cat can count only once towards the DM title of each of its parents.
Often called the "Breeder's" title, the DM represents how well a cat has contributed to the next generation of its breed... and it is the recognition of this impact on future generations that makes this award such a special accomplishment.
In 1987, the first Distinguish Merit title earned by a Egyptian Mau was a silver female named Sangpur Alaskan Diamond, DM. 16 years later, in 2003, the first male to earn the Distinguished Merit title was a silver Egyptian Mau named GC Brockhaven Mamnoonam, DM.
Egyptian Mau Distinguished Merit Cats in CFA
| Year | Name | Sex | Color | |
| 1986-87 | Sangpur Alaskan Diamond , DM First Egyptian Mau DM |
F | Silver | |
| CH Temek Ka of Kathaus, DM | F | Silver | ||
| 1997-98 | Brockhaven Philomene, DM | F | Smoke | |
| 1998-99 | Dd Daisy of Sharbees, DM | F | Bronze | |
| 1999-00 | CH Pasha Khepri of Emau, DM | F | Silver | |
| 2000-01 | Emau's El Shahab, DM | F | Silver | |
| CH Freckles Spotted Smokin of Raceykat, DM | F | Smoke | ||
| CH Matiki's Mia Cheetah of Emau, DM | F | Silver | ||
| 2002-03 | GC Brockhaven Mamnoonam , DM First Male Egyptian Mau DM |
M | Silver | |
| 2003-04 | GC Bacamamdit's Maudonna of I-Tem, DM | F | Smoke | |
| GC, BW Emau's Kyrie, DM | F | Silver | ||
| GC, BW, RW Emau's Mau Pounce For The Ounce, DM | F | Silver | ||
| 2004-05 | GC Sharbee's Mauria Tu of Ramah, DM | F | Bronze | |
| Matiki's In Dot Pursuit, DM | F | Silver | ||
| Matiki's Isis Right, DM | F | Silver | ||
| CH Sharbees Rust In Peace of Matiki, DM | F | Bronze | ||
| 2005-06 | GC, RW Emau's Cirque De Soleil of Hajja, DM | F | Silver | |
| 2006-07 | Emau's Grand Illusion, DM | F | Silver | |
| GC Emau's Mausaic, DM | F | Silver | ||
| CH Emau's Jump For Joy of Mautrix, DM | F | Bronze | ||
| GC Sansih Twice A Brat of Bacamamdit, DM | M | Silver | ||
| 2007-08 | GC Emau's Kestrel, DM | M | Silver | |
| GC Emau's Raya of Ra'Sabi, DM | F | Silver | ||
| CH Emau's La Femme Nikiduh of Emauge, DM | F | Silver | ||
| 2009-10 | GC, BW, NW Emau's Drop-Of-Golden Sun, DM | F | Silver | |
| GC, RW Mautrix Fairylights, DM | F | Silver | ||
| 2010-11 | CH Emau's Moonshadow of Emauge, DM | F | Smoke | |
| CH Emau's Serene Selene of Mimesis, DM | F | Silver | ||
| CH Sharbees Coffee's Minuet, DM | F | Bronze | ||
