Which Ottoman sultan appointed Hussein bin Ali as Sharif of Mecca?
Abdul Hamid II
Mehmed V
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Answer
Abdul Hamid II, the Ottoman sultan, appointed Hussein bin Ali as the Sharif of Mecca in 1908, following the Young Turk Revolution.
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