Ali Vâsib
| Ali Vâsib | |
|---|---|
| Head of the House of Osman | |
| Term | 19 January 1977 – 9 December 1983 |
| Predecessor | Mehmed Abdulaziz |
| Successor | Mehmed Orhan |
| Born | 14 October 1903 Beşiktaş, Istanbul (Constantinople), Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 9 December 1983 (aged 80) Alexandria, Egypt |
| Spouse | Emine Mükbile Sultan |
| Issue | Osman Selaheddin Osmanoğlu |
| House | Imperial House of Osman |
| Father | Ahmed IV Nihad |
| Mother | Safiru Hanım |
Ali Vâsib (13 October 1903, Constantinople – 9 December 1983, Alexandria) was an Ottoman prince. From 1977 to his death in 1983, he was the 41st head of the Imperial House of Osman, an Ottoman royal dynasty. Much of his life was spent in exile. If reigning, he would have been Grand Sultan Ali I.
Vâsib was born in Çırağan Palace, Ortaköy, Beşiktaş, the only son of Ahmed Nihad, the 38th head of the Imperial House of Osman and Her Highness, Safiru Hanım. Murad V, the 33rd head of the House of Osman, was Vâsib's great grandfather.
On 24 April 1931, (or on 30 November 1931), Vasib married his distant cousin Emine Mükbile Sultan, at the Ruhl Hotel, Nice, France. Emine, (17 September 1911, Dolmabahçe Palace – 21 May 1995, Istanbul) was the only daughter of Şehzade Ömer Hilmi and Gülnev Hanım. Emine Mükbile was the granddaughter of Sultan Mehmed V, 35th head of the House of Osman.
Vasib had one son, Osman Selaheddin Osmanoğlu (born 7 July 1940, Alexandria). He was educated at Victoria College, Alexandria. He became a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of London. On 27 August 1966, Osman Selaheddin married Athena Joy Hanım née, Christoforides (born 9 March 1944, London). They have three sons and one daughter and grandchildren.
Vasib was educated at the Galatasaray and Harbiye Colleges in Istanbul. He attained the rank of Lieutenant in the Ottoman army infantry. He achieved the "Collar of the Hanedan-ı-Ali-Osman" and the "Mecidi Nişan", 1st class.
Vasib spent his first year of life at the Çırağan Palace, Ortaköy, Istanbul, Turkey. From 1876, the Ciragan palace served as a place of house arrest for Murad V and his family. In that year, Murad was deposed from the role of Sultan by his brother, Abdülhamid. The restrictions imposed on the former Sultan and his family were not lifted until Murad's death in 1904. Vasib lived in Istanbul until March 1924.
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