The Passing of H.E. Nicolas HAIMOVICI HASTIER

It is with great sadness that we have to announce the passing of our beloved Regent : H.E. Mgr. Prof. Dr. Nicolas HAIMOVICI HASTIER, (Med.DR, Ph.D.),  Regent, President of the Regency Council, Guardian of The Templar Faith,
He will always be in our Hearts and will always be remembered for His extraordinary intelligence, clear insights, Leadership, services, research and writings.

Born August 1, 1928 – Passed March 4, 2023.

THE REGENT OF THE ORDER

H.E. Mgr. / Prof. Dr. Nicolas HAIMOVICI HASTIER
PRESIDENT OF THE REGENCY COUNCIL
HONORARY REGENT

O.S.M.T.J. INTERNATIONAL
GUARDIAN OF THE TEMPLAR FAITH

GRAND CROSS OFFICER / GRAND COLLAR
“SOVEREIGN GRAND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE TEMPLE – °33”.

H.E. , Mgr. / Prof. Dr. Nicolas HAIMOVICI HASTIER was the Leader of The Order to OSMTJ INTERNATIONAL. From 1994 to early 2020, he held the supreme International Office as Regent.
He was in charge the “INTERNATIONAL BOARD” and is the “PRESIDENT OF THE REGENCY COUNCIL.”

He was also at the absolute top of the International Freemasonry Row and is the Supreme Masonic Templar : “GUARDIAN OF THE TEMPLAR FAITH” and holds the 33rd Degree “SOVEREIGN GRAND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE TEMPLE – °33”.

Until early 1994, Nicolas HASTIER served as GRAND CHANCELLER and GRAND COMMANDER of The Order until he was appointed in that year by GRAND MASTER Georges LAMIRAND as :  “President of the Regency Council”. and “Guardian of the Templar Faith”.
Like any Grand Cross Officer / Grand Collar Officer, he was elected and appointed for life.

Prof. Dr. Nicolas Haimovici HASTIER was always a curious character: He holds 5 nationalities and is: French, German, Italian, American and Romanian… During his rich life he has lived in America, Peru, South Africa, Scotland, Portugal, Germany, France and Italy. He is married to a German Baroness and currently resides in Nice, France (on the French Riviera) as well as in San Remo in Italy.
Prof. Dr. Nicolas Haimovici Hastier is an internationally renowned and distinguished Physician and Surgeon, with over 100 published scientific articles in pre-reviewed medical journals to his credit.
He is Professor of Medicine and taught at several universities in France and taught for 12 years at New York Medical College (Paramus, New Jersey) in the United States.

For many years he served as AMBASSADOR for the UNITED NATIONS, Afterwards he was appointed as GENERAL to the US ARMY (4 star General) and ADMIRAL to the US NAVY, doing research on space…. . In that capacity he served for 4 years on the naval flight deck ships : THE USS NIMITZ, THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELD and THE USS ENTERPRISE ….

He was district director of Rotary of France and as an Officer he was in charge of many other humanitarian organizations.

Nicolas was also a brilliant author and in 2001 he wrote the book : “The Rule of The Order of the Knights Templar” . It took him about 15 years to write this book and the work is widely considered a masterpiece (http://www.sartori.com/osmth/osmth4/book/).

In 2019, he published one of his well-known works : “HISTOIRE, GÉOPOLITIQUE ET FRANC-MACONNERIE. LIBERTÉ VERSUS FORME D’ETAT,” a work that now serves as standard literature among all Masons worldwide.