Ahmed Nihad

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Claimants to the Ottoman throne since 1922
Mehmed VI (1922) Abdülmecid II (1922-1944) Ahmed Nihad (1944-1954) Osman Fuad (1954-1973) Mehmed Abdulaziz (1973-1977) Ali Vâsib (1977-1983) Mehmed Orhan (1983-1994) Ertuğrul Osman (1994-)
See also Ottoman dynasty

Prince Ahmed Nihad Efendi (July 6, 1883 - June 4, 1954) was the second post-imperial head of the Imperial House of Osman. His tenure as pretender was from 1944 to 1954. He was exiled from Turkey in 1924, along with the rest of the Sultan's family. His son Ali Vâsib was head of the House of Osman from 1977 until 1983.

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• Genealogy of Ahmed Nihad

Ahmed Nihad House of Osman Born: 6 July 1883 Died: 4 June 1954
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Abdülmecid II	— TITULAR — Sultan of the Ottoman Empire August 23, 1944 – June 4, 1954 Reason for succession failure: Empire abolished in 1922	Succeeded by Osman Fuad
	— TITULAR — Caliph of Islam August 23, 1944 – June 4, 1954 Reason for succession failure: Caliphate abolished in 1924