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HGA Board Member Elected to Lead Grand Council of AMD In February, Mohamad Yatim, 33°, MSA, was elected Sovereign Grand Master of the Grand Council of Allied Masonic Degrees (AMD) of the United States. The AMD is an invitational Masonic organization with two main purposes. The first is to preserve detached degrees—some of which, historically, were conferred under Craft warrants and formed part of the then loosely governed Freemasonry of the period. The second purpose is to promote Masonic research and education amongst its membership.
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Sovereign Grand Master, I look forward to building on the successes of my predecessors, while bringing new ideas that focus on engaging the members of the local councils, to not only study Masonry, but also to apply its lessons and core values into their daily lives,”
“Thurman has been an inspiration to many Masons in the country, having presided over a plethora of groups and organizations within the fraternity,” Yatim said. “He has been a personal mentor to me from my
earliest days in Freemasonry.” Brother Yatim currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Hauts Grades Academy, so he is the perfect man for the job. Supreme Council wishes him well.
Sovereign Grand Master Mohamad Yatim
Mohamad Yatim and Thurman Pace, Active Emeritus
Yatim said. Immediately following his installation, Brother Yatim’s first official visit was to Illustrious Thurman Pace, 33°, Active Emeritus member from New Jersey. Pace is also an Honorary Past Sovereign Grand Master of AMD.
AASR Helps Establish First DeMolay Chapter for South Africa The first chapter of DeMolay International is being introduced in South Africa thanks to the work of MP Brother Boet du Plessis, Sovereign Grand Commander of South Africa and his AASR team. DeMolay is an international leadershipbuilding platform for young men. The Supreme Council for South Africa received authorization from DeMolay International Grand Master, Marc B. Bohn, to establish
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DeMolay chapters throughout South Africa. The first established chapter will be the Ben Lindeque Chapter in Johannesburg. Sovereign Grand Commander du Plessis is proud and honored to have played the role of initiator and be a part of this historic initiative. He has no doubt that it will bring much credit to our Supreme Council and be to the benefit of South African Freemasonry in general.
The first DeMolay Advisory Council for South Africa: Brandon Topham, 33°, Deputy Grand Master of the GLSA; SGC of South Africa Boet du Plessis; and Brother Martin Kotze, 33°, GLSA Grand Lodge Officer hold up the DeMolay certification for South Africa.
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