Selim V

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Selim V
The Sultan captured, 1963.
Monarch and Caliph of the Ottoman State
Reign16 December 1959 – 9 February 1982
Born30 May 1910
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died9 February 1982 (age 71)
Konja, Ottoman State
Burial11 February 1982
New Ma’lâ Cemetery, Mecca, Hejaz
DynastyOttomans
FatherBejasid IV
ReligionIslam

Selim V Amânullâh (Ottoman: سليم خامس, Selim-i hâmis; 30 May 1910 – 9 February 1982) was the Emperor–Caliph of the Ottoman State from 1959 to 1982. He presided over the country during the Ottoman Civil War.

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