Imperial Ethiopian Order of Saint Mary of Zion was established in November 2001, by His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Zere Yacob Asfa Wossen Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, and he retains the title, authority and dignity of Imperial Head of all Orders, Commendations and Awards within the Ethiopic realm.
By Imperial Decree issued in the Spring of 2003, Crown Prince Zere Yacob appointed his cousin, His Imperial Highness Prince Philip Makonnen Haile Selassie as the first Grand Master of the Order and Prince Stefanos Mengesha Seyoum as Imperial Chancellor of the order.
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