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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 (age 50)
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 (nee. 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[8].

Prince Gharios is the 8th great grandson in male line of Sheikh Youssef Chemor the last Ghassanid sovereign prince to rule until 1.747 CE in Zgharta-Zawiya (currently Lebanon).

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.

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.

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Gharios with his martial arts master Steven Seagal c.2000

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.

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. [10]

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." [11]

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[12]. The initiative is supported by several religious leaders, including His Holiness Aram I[13] and Paul Youssef Matar.

Dynastic Orders

In 2008, whe 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 [14][15][16]. The order was also granted to His Holliness Aram I[13], the Head of the Holy See of Cilicia, in 2018. Other notable members include former Minister of Technology of Brazil and astronaut Marcos Pontes 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.

It's argued that the Ghassanids were one of the first Christian Knights, protecting the Holy Land under the Byzantine Empire around 500 years before the First Crusade and the creation of the first Orders of Chivalry. The Ghassanids were the first defenders of Christianity in history to incorporate what's known today as a "code of chivalry" (originated from the Arab concept of "Muru’a") which means bravery in war, hospitality, respect for women and for honor, and protection of the weak and the orphans [17] [18], but they were not not organized in Orders as we know, so these dynastic orders do not claim to be a succession or a continuation of any ancient order.

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. ^ https://esango.un.org/civilsociety/consultativeStatusSummary.do?profileCode=626227
  2. ^ "GIC0072020 - A statement on the soverignity of the Ghassanid Kingdom" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  3. ^ https://www.thomasschirrmacher.info/blog/eine-kurze-geschichte-der-ghassaniden/
  4. ^ https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/global-imams-council-builds-bridges-with-all-religions-642641
  5. ^ https://www.jabalnamagazine.com/sections-details.php?id=2057
  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. ^ https://royalblog.org/2019/11/07/the-royal-house-of-ghassan-is-officially-recognized-by-the-lebanese-government/
  9. ^ https://shinkeninstitute.wordpress.com/sensei/
  10. ^ http://www.princegharios.org/humanitarian.html
  11. ^ http://www.prinzghariosstiftung.org/-ber-uns.html
  12. ^ https://onevoicechristians.org/about-us
  13. ^ a b https://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/en/archives/22619
  14. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20170817023304/http://president.al/?p=434877 15/06/2017 /http://president.al/?p=43487 |archive-date=15/06/2017 |url-status=dead
  15. ^ "Translation of the letter from President Bujar Nishani addressing Gharios El Chemor and the Order". Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  16. ^ "Letter from President Bujar Nishani addressing Gharios El Chemor and the Order, in Albanian". Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  17. ^ SHAHÎD, Irfan. BYZANTIUM AND THE ARABS IN THE SIXTH CENTURY V1. DUMBARTON OAKS RESEARCH LIBRARY AND COLLECTION. ISBN 9780884022145.
  18. ^ SHAHÎD, Irfan. BYZANTIUM AND THE ARABS IN THE SIXTH CENTURY V2. DUMBARTON OAKS RESEARCH LIBRARY AND COLLECTION. ISBN 9780884023470.
  19. ^ a b c d e http://www.princegharios.org/honors.html
  20. ^ https://royalhousemim.org/armsorders_obeng
  21. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20210515112232/https://www.actiononfilmfest.com/icons-legendary-stunt-awards 15/06/2017 https://www.actiononfilmfest.com/icons-legendary-stunt-awards |archive-date=15/06/2017 |url-status=dead
  22. ^ https://events.sportshof.org/sportshof-2022-inductees-prince-gharios/
  23. ^ https://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release-service/500193?fbclid=IwAR0orecKyVUhcUFGO-qBD54ioB6H_qKswDm4AYMu7NCgk16GUdiG6giSmAc
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