Gharios El Chemor Al-Numan VIII
Prince of Ghassan
Head of the House of Ghassan
PredecessorCheikh Antonios bin Mikhael El Chemor
Born (1973-09-29) 29 September 1973
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Spouse
Cristin Al-Numan El Chemor
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(m. 2023)​
HouseHouse of Ghassan
FatherCarlos Roberto Gharios (El Chemor)
MotherSylvia Regina Baccin Gharios (El Chemor)
ReligionRoman Catholic

Gharios El Chemor Al-Numan VIII (née. Ahnume Guerios, born 29 September 1973) is the claimant to the defunct throne of Ghassan and the Head of the Royal House of Ghassan.

The Royal House of Ghassan in accredited by the UN with Special Consultative Status since 2016,[1] his claim to the headship of the house is recognized by the Global Imams Council since 2020[2] and by Dr. Joseph Albert Kechichian, one of the leading schollars in Arabic royal succession.[3] He is also the only secular Christian leader from the Middle East recognized by multiple entities of different backgrounds.[4] The Royal House of Ghassan is also legally authorized to operate in Lebanon[5][6] by Presidential decree 5,800/2019[7] and by the Lebanese Ministry of Interior and Municipalities General Directorate of Political Affairs and Refugees – Number: 814/4/2022.

Martial arts

Gharios started practicing martial arts at the age of four with Judo. He was initially forced by his father, but soon started appreciating martial arts and Asian culture in general. Later he also practiced Kung Fu, Karate, European Fencing, Japanese swordsmanship, Jiu-Jistu, Kali Silat, Kobudo and Aikido.[8]

He started Aikido in 1986 and became an instructor for beginners in 1991. Got his black belt in 1992 being registered in Japan in 1993. In the same year founded the Shinken Institute, active until 2017, operating schools of Aikido and Japanese Culture in five Brazilian cities.

Gharios was a direct disciple and business associate of Steven Seagal from 1997 to 2002.[9]

Between 2003 and 2017, Gharios was a direct student of Yoshimitsu Yamada Sensei 8o.Dan (one of the few direct disciple of the founder of Aikido Morihei Ueshiba). Gharios was responsible for the of Aikido (Aikikai) in Curitiba (Parana, Brazil) from 1991 until 2010.

In 2017, he created the “Bruce Lee Award”, proposing it to the Asian World Film Festival. The award was finally adopted in 2022 by the festival and the Bruce Lee Foundation. The trophy was designed by Sir Daniel Winn.[10]

Writer

In 2012, Gharios "Dynastic & Nobility Law - The End of a Myth",[11] regarding the laws of nobility, titles and royalty.

In 2014, the prince won the 21st international cultural award given by the regions of Trentino, Abruzzo and Alto Adige (Italian Government) in the history category for his book “Middle East - the secret history”.[12] It was the first time an Arab author was awarded in over 20 years.[13]

Charity

Heavily influenced by his family, specially his grandmother, Gharios was always interested in charity, volunteering in several non-profit organization, both in Brazil and the United States.[14]

In 2016 Michael Hesemann founded the Prinz Gharios Stiftung, a non-profit organization based in Germany that aims support Christians in the Middle East, "to provide care, education and training for Christian war orphans, to support persecuted and expelled Christians, and to preserve and promote the culture of oriental Christianity of all denominations."[15]

In 2019, Gharios and his supporters started the "One Voice for Christians" initiative, presided by Antoine Kalaydjian with a board composed by Dr. Joseph Albert Kechichian, Michael Hesemann, Khalil Melhem and Thomas Schirrmacher.[16] The initiative is supported by several religious leaders, including His Holiness Aram I[17] and Paul Youssef Matar.

Most recently, Gharios created World Evolution initiative, which aims to address three major global issues: hunger, “green wealth” and education.[18]

Dynastic orders

In 2008, when Gharios assumed the headship of the Royal House, he created the first dynastic order, called "Sacred Order of Saint Michael Archangel", which was later renamed to "Equestrian Order of Michael Archangel".

The order was granted to and accepted by Bujar Nishani, former president of Albania, in a special private meeting at the presidential palace in 2017.[19][20][21] The order was also granted to His Holliness Aram I,[17] the Head of the Holy See of Cilicia, in 2018. Other notable members include former Minister of Technology of Brazil and astronaut Marcos Pontes, Hajji Baba Mondi[22] and Prince Leka II of the Albanians.

In 2023 Gharios created two new orders, the Order of Saint Sergius (the patron saint of the Ghassanids) and the Order of Christ Pantokrator, which will be limited to 100 members.

The House of Ghassan had its Fons Honorum recognized by the Augustan Society.[23]

It is argued that the Ghassanids were one of the first Christian Knights,[24][25] fighting to protect the Holy Land under the Byzantine Empire, roughly 500 years before the First Crusade. They were the first Christian combatants to incorporate a code of honour, equivalent to a "chivalric code". The Ghassanid code of honour was based on the Arab concept of "Muru'a", which had basic principles very similar to what later became a synonym of chivalry (bravery in combat, respect for woman, protection of the weak, and honour). Since the Ancient Ghassanids were not organized in Orders, these dynastic orders do not claim to be a succession or a continuation of any ancient order.

Notable public figures who have received honors and orders from the Royal House of Ghassan since 2016, from the Royal House Gazette:

  • His Holiness Pope Francis, Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Patriarch of Rome, and Sovereign of the Vatican City State
  • His Excellency President Gen Michel Aoun of Lebanon
  • His Excellency President Bujar Nishani of Albania
  • Her Royal Highness Sheikha Hend bint Faisal Al-Qasimi, Princess of Sharjah UAE
  • His Royal Highness Leka, Prince of Albania
  • His All Holiness Bartholomew I, The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
  • His Holiness Tawadros II, the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria
  • His Beatitude and Eminence Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai, the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch
  • His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, Armenian Orthodox Patriarch of Cilicia
  • His Grace Archbishop Thomas Schirrmacher PhD, Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance
  • His Eminence Cardinal Kurt Och, President of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity
  • His Holiness Sri Sri Gurudev Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader), Hindu
  • Senator Marcos Pontes, Minister of Technology and NASA astronaut of Brazil
  • Rabbi Elie Abadie, Senior Rabbi of the Jewish Council of the Emirates in the UAE
  • His Beatitude Patriarch Anastasios of Albania
  • His Excellency Dom Roberto Ferreria Pax, Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro
  • His Holiness Grandfather Hajji Baba Mondi, Bektashi Order of Sufi Islam
  • His Eminence Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
  • His Eminence Dr. Anba Damian, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Germany
  • His Grace Archbishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom
  • His Excellency Monsignor Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham, Archbishop of Jordan
  • The Most Reverend Payl Mattar, Maronite Archbishop of Beirut
  • The Very Reverend Moussa El-Hage, Maronite Archbishop of the Holy Land
  • The Very Reverend Don Edgard Madi, Maronite Archbishop of Brazil
  • The Most Reverend Monsignor Guillermo Karcher, Pontifical Secretary of Protocol
  • His Excellency Ambassador Jean Makaron of Lebanon
  • His Excellency Dr Nasser Ahmad Abdel Karim Al-Lozi, Jordanian Minister, King's Chief of Staff, and CEO if Royal Jordanian
  • His Excellency Dr Nidal Qatamin, Minister of Labour, Jordan
  • Dr (hc) Michael Hesemann, author, journalist, and Vatican historian of Germany
  • His Excellency Professor Dr Adel Tweissi, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Jordan
  • His Excellency Professor Dr Rahmi Yaran, The Grand Mufti of Istanbul
  • His Excellency Dr Skender Brucaj, The Grand Mufti of Albania
  • His Excellency Dr Aqel Biltaji, The Lord Mayor of Amman, Jordan
  • His Excellency Dr Munther Haddadin, Senator and Diplomat, Jordan
  • His Excellency Sheikh Dr Ahmed Al-Kubaisi, spiritual advisor to His Royal Highness Sheikh Mohammed Al-Maktoum of Dubai
  • Her Excellency Dr Nadia Hashem, journalist and first Minister of State for Women's affairs, Jordan
  • Her Excellency Shariffa Bdour, Royal Hashemite Family
  • His Excellency Mikel Mounir, founder of the Al-Haya Party, Egypt
  • Rector Magnificus Professor Dr Zaki Akel Sobrinho, Federal university of Parana, Brazil
  • Director Art Camacho, America Film Director, Producer, Actor, and Stuntman
  • Dr Robert M. Goldman, MD, PhD, DO, FAASP, Antiaging and Sports Medicine Pioneer
  • Director Kiều Chinh, Vietnamese Film Director, Producer, Actor, and Philanthropist
  • Ajahn Acharavadee Wongsakon, Thai Buddhist Master
  • His Excellency Dr Rezkall Tuma, President of the Arab Federation of Brazil
  • Master Guro Dan Inosanto, American Martial Arts Instruction
  • His Excellency Ney Leprevost, Senator, Brazil
  • His Excellency Romeu Tuma, Senator, Brazil
  • KH Yahya Cholil Staquf, Politician and Religious Leader, Indonesisa
  • Major General (ret) William D. Razz Waff, US Dept of Army and Episcopal Priest, USA

Honours and awards

Honours

Dynastic honours

Royal House of Ghassan: Grand-Master of the Equestrian Order of Christ Pantokrator;

Royal House of Ghassan: Grand-Master of the Equestrian Order of Saint Sergius;

Royal House of Ghassan: Grand-Master of the Equestrian Order of Michael Archangel;

Foreign honours

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Consultative Status - UN". Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  2. ↑ "GIC0072020 - A statement on the sovereignty of the Ghassanid Kingdom" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  3. ↑ "Eine kurze Geschichte der Ghassaniden". Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  4. ↑ "Global Imams Council builds bridges with all religions". Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  5. ↑ "Who are the Ghasasina, whose association will be officially launched in Lebanon in a few days? (in Arabic)". Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  6. ↑ "Aoun congratulated Macron and received Lahham: Lebanon and France will continue to work together for stability in the Middle East and the world". Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  7. ↑ "Sworn translation of the Lebanese Presidential decree 5,800/2019" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  8. ↑ "Royalty is About Serving". Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  9. ↑ "Sensei Page - Shinken Institute". Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  10. ↑ "Festival Awards - Asian World Film Festival". Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  11. ↑ El Chemor, Gharios. Dynastic & Nobility Law - The End of a Myth. Lulu Enterprises Incorporated. ISBN 1105183823.
  12. ↑ El Chemor, Gharios. Middle East - The Secret History and Possible Solutions. Tate Publishing & Enterprises, LLC. ISBN 9781634495080.
  13. ↑ "Bolzano. Gli scrittori Del Zoppo e Ghassan Al-Nu'Man si aggiudicano il Premio Culturale Internazionale Abruzzo-Trentino Alto Adige, 21ª Edizione 2014. Per la prima volta premiato uno scrittore arabo". Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  14. ↑ "Humanitarian - Prince Gharios". Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  15. ↑ "Über Uns - Prinz Gharios Stiftung (In German)". Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  16. ↑ "About Us - One Voice foor Christians". Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  17. 1 2 "His Holiness Aram I received prince Gharios El Chemor of Ghassan Al-Numan VIII". Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  18. ↑ "How "the greatest, never-heard-of-before dynasty" is helping to create a better world". Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  19. ↑ "Translation of the letter from President Bujar Nishani addressing Gharios El Chemor and the Order". Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  20. ↑ "Letter from President Bujar Nishani addressing Gharios El Chemor and the Order, in Albanian". Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  21. ↑ "Presidenti Nishani priti Princin Gharios El-Chemor of Ghassan Al-Nu'Man VIII". Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  22. ↑ "Ghassanid Royal Family visits Sufi world leader". Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  23. ↑ "Recognized Fontes Honorum". Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  24. ↑ Shahîd, Irfan. Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century. Vol. 1. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection. ISBN 9780884022145.
  25. ↑ Shahîd, Irfan. Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century. Vol. 2. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection. ISBN 9780884023470.
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 "Honors - Prince Gharios". Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  27. ↑ "Royal Order of Obeng II". Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  28. ↑ "Class of 2022 - Inductees". Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  29. ↑ "HIRH Prince Gharios El Chemor of Ghassan Al Nu'man VIII Lauded for Excellence in Diplomacy". Retrieved 2023-07-03.
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