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Abdulmejid II

1868 - 1944

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Abdülmecid II or Abdulmejid II (Ottoman Turkish: عبد المجید ثانی, romanized: ʿAbdü'l-Mecîd-i sânî; Turkish: II. Abdülmecid; 29 May 1868 – 23 August 1944), commonly known as Abdülmecid Efendi, was the last Ottoman caliph, the only caliph of the Republic of Turkey, and head of the Osmanoğlu family from 1926 to 1944. Unlike previous caliphs, he used the title Halîfe-i Müslimîn ("Caliph of the Muslims"), instead of Emîrü'l-Mü'minîn ("Commander of the Faithful"). He was also a relatively famous artist and a Turkish aesthete, interested in art, mainly literature, painting, and music, and ways to promote it in the Republic of Turkey. After the abolition of the Ottoman caliphate, he was succeeded for several months by Hussein bin Ali, the Sharif and Emir of Mecca and King of the Hejaz, who was mostly recognized in the Arab world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdulmejid II is the 665th most popular politician (down from 547th in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 86th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Turkish Politician.

Abdulmejid II is most famous for being the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdulmejid II ranks 665 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Wu of Han, Heydar Aliyev, Valerius Severus, Hugo Chávez, George II of Great Britain, and Constantius Chlorus. After him are Norodom Sihanouk, Albert Lutuli, Narmer, Rehoboam, Yaśodharā, and Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, Abdulmejid II ranks 9. Before him are Robert Falcon Scott, Karl Landsteiner, Miklós Horthy, Fritz Haber, Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, and John Nance Garner. After him are W. E. B. Du Bois, Robert Andrews Millikan, Constantine I of Greece, Emanuel Lasker, Arnold Sommerfeld, and James Connolly. Among people deceased in 1944, Abdulmejid II ranks 11. Before him are Romain Rolland, Erwin Rommel, Claus von Stauffenberg, Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, William James Sidis, and Charles Glover Barkla. After him are Günther von Kluge, Richard Sorge, Hilma af Klint, Reza Shah, Bertha Benz, and Lou Henry Hoover.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Abdulmejid II ranks 89 out of 1,347. Before him are Valerian (200), Abdülaziz (1830), Hatice Sultan (1496), Pedanius Dioscorides (40), Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224), and Theodosius II (401). After him are Constantine VII (905), Nestorius (381), Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), Eudoxus of Cnidus (-408), Leontios (660), and Anacreon (-570).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Abdulmejid II ranks 53. Before him are Stateira II (-346), Valerian (200), Abdülaziz (1830), Hatice Sultan (1496), Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224), and Theodosius II (401). After him are Leontios (660), Theodosius III (700), Theodore II Laskaris (1221), Mustafa III (1717), Philippikos Bardanes (700), and Leo III the Isaurian (675).

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