INTRODUCTION TO KMFAP

By : Dr. Datuk Agung Sidayu, MBA - Jakarta - INDONESIA

For and on behalf of myself, as Knights of Malta, I am pleased to introduce The Sovereign Order of the Saint John of Jerusalem Knights of Malta Federation of Autonomous Priories hereinafter designated as "KMFAP" or as "The Federation",

The main purpose of this introduction is to share a knowledge that among sovereign states, countries that are struggling to become sovereign, there are two sovereign orders that are recognised by international law, as a country without territoriality, and establish diplomatic relations with various sovereign countries in the world.

One of the sovereign order which was formed by Vatican is still struggling with its goal of being established, namely only for Catholics, while another one is well aware that God created humans with a variety of beliefs, ethnicities, and for that of pulling themselves out of the shackles of exclusivism and being open. The sovereign Orde was named KMFAP.

HISTORY

The Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem Knights of Malta Federation of Autonomous Priories, is a direct descendent of the old historical Order of Saint John of Jerusalem – also known as the Hospitaller Knights, or the Knights of Malta -, created in Jerusalem around the year 1040. Before the Leadership of Sultan Solahuddin Alayyubi or Saladin.

After the several Autonomous Priories of the Order of Saint John have decided to unite and to federate, more than 100 years ago between 1909 and 1911 in New York, it was decided the new name to add federation of the Autonomous Priories. The Head Offices of the Federation is in the State of New York of the United States of America and its executive offices are in Budapest. Hungary.

Presently the Federation continues its historical tradition of being an Order of Chivalry with the main scope of helping and assisting the people in need, by providing Medical and Humanitarian Assistance, by helping the Education, Culture, Development and Security of the populations. 

Certainly our prerogatives and strategies has been changed during the centuries according to the political, social, economic situation by time we faced. In this contest our main objective is to help the people, countries, communities to achieve a better living standard. 

For this reason we created a network of alliances with strong financial, commercial, political figures, and we work continuously to search how to offer the best solutions for different problems. We have experiences in most aspects of our globalized world, such as mediation, facilitate investments, and help in Business Development, Prevention of natural disasters and catastrophes, Rescue operations, Medical emergencies, Training and education for handling the above mentioned. In some cases we are the back channel when the regular diplomacy fails.

As a Historical Order of Chivalry the structure of the Federation is represented in 60 different countries by Bailiwicks, Priories and Grand Priories tailoring its nearly 4.000 Knights and Dames chosen among a selected group of people, who can only join the Federation by formal invitation of an existing Knight or Dame. Many of these individuals are very successful people, some of them key players of the world economy.

The Modern KMFAP is not organized along religious principles although for the religious harmony, dialogue and ecumenisms in the Order, His Most Eminent Highness the Prince Grand Master presides to a Board of Religious Counsellors and Interfaith Pluralism, where several Religions and Churches – such as Christian (Catholic, Orthodox, Lutherans, etc.), Moslem, Jewish, Buddhist and some small Churches – are represented by high ranking members.

QUOTE

O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things). Alquran 49:13

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QUICK FACTS

1. The rights of the Federation of Autonomous Priories of the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights of Malta, KMFAP, to claim the privileges and all the rights as direct descendent of the Old Order of Saint John of Jerusalem where clearly recognised by:

• The Court of St. Petersburg, Russia by sentence given on the 17th of December 1899
• The Court of Puglia, Italy 1955, by sentence n.o 35/55 – 81/55 given on the 25th June 1955
• The Decree of His Majesty Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy, given on the 27th January 1944

1. The Federation, due to the Treaty of Amiens signed on the 27th of March 1802 between Austria, France, Great Britain, Prussia, Russia and Spain, is also, in accordance with the Public International Law, a Sovereign State without Territory, recognized as such by many Sovereign States with whom KMFAP maintains regular and permanent Diplomatic
2. Relations at Ambassadorial or Consular levels, in accordance with the terms of the Vienna Convention about Diplomatic (1961) and Consular (1963) Relations:

Diplomatic and Consular Relations:

• 1994- Republic of the Congo
• 1994- Republic of Ghana
• 1995- Republic of Angola since 1995,
• 1997- Democratic Republic of Sao Tomé and Príncipe
• 2001- Republic of Guinea-Bissau
• 2009- Central African Republic
• 2009- Republic of Benin
• 2009- Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
• 2010- Republic of Sierra Leone
• 2016- Antigua and Barbuda
• Consular Relations:
• 2009- The Gambia

Representative Offices:

• 2011- Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
• 2017- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

4. Recently the rights of Sovereignty of the Federation and its capacity as a Sovereign State were also recognized by:

• The Court of Appeal of Messina, Italy, in October 2007
• The Court of Appeal of Hungary on the 11th of March 2010 by the sentence 2.Bf.197/2009/3