A New Grand Master for the Regular Lodge of the Kingdom of Morocco

A New Grand Master for the Regular Grand Lodge of the Kingdom of Morocco

Guy J. Masquefa

La France Lodge No. 93

From left to right: MWB Jean Alévinat, DGM, GL of Gabon, MWB François Stifani, GM, National GL of France, MWB Yassine Nouini, GM, Regular GL, Kingdom of Morocco, and RWB Guy J. Masquefa, acting Grand Rep., GL of Washington, DC

On Saturday, June 26th, at Rabat, the Regular Grand Lodge of the Kingdom of Morocco (GLRRM) held her annual stated communication. It was an event of noticeable importance in the life of this young Grand Lodge established and consecrated on June 15, 2000 to get installed her third Grand Master ever. Grand Masters are elected to three-year terms with no term limits. Sister Grand Lodges were aware of the importance of this session and sent high ranking officials and delegates to participate in this magnificent ceremony. From Africa came the representatives of the Grand Lodges of Djibouti, Gabon (Deputy Grand Master with six Grand Officers and Brethren), Ghana (Grand Master), Ivory Coast, Mali (Grand Master), Niger, Senegal, South Africa (Grand Master) and Togo (Grand Master and seven Grand Officers and Brethren). Europe was represented by the Grand Lodges of Belgium (Grand Master), England (Grand Chancellor and his Assistant), France (Grand Master, Immediate Past Grand Master, and Deputy Grand Master), Portugal, and Turkey. Finally, from North America, I was very proud to represent the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia.

On this occasion, MWB Yassine Nouini was installed in the Chair of King Suleiman (Solomon) as Grand Master by MWB François Stifani, Grand Master of the National Grand Lodge of France, assisted by all the then present active and past Grand Masters. Before the closing of the ceremony and acting as Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, I was honored to bring MWB Yassine Nouini, and all our Moroccan Brethren, the greetings and the best wishes of MWB Paul D. Gleason, Grand Master and all the Washington DC brethren. The event was celebrated with a cocktail reception followed by a first class banquet dinner hosted by the new Grand Master to honor our ladies. MWB Yasssine Nouini has been a frequent visitor to our grand jurisdiction, having attended several of the annual Universal Brotherhood Celebrations as well as the Ninth World Conference of Masonic Grand Lodges in 2008. n