Current Head of the Imperial House of Ethiopia since 1997
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Zera Yacob Amha Selassie
ዘርዐ ያዕቆብ አምሃ ሥላሴ
Head of the Imperial House of Ethiopia
Tenure
17 February 1997 – present
Predecessor
Haile Selassie as Emperor of Ethiopia Amha Selassie as Emperor-in-exile of Ethiopia
Heir-Presumptive
Prince Mikael, Duke of Harar
Born
(1953-08-17) 17 August 1953 (age 70) Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire
Spouse
Nunu Getaneh (divorced)
Issue
Princess Lideta
Dynasty
House of Solomon
Father
Amha Selassie
Mother
Medferiashwork Abebe
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo
Imperial family of Ethiopia
The Crown Prince
Princess Lideta Zera Yacob
Descendants of Princess Ijigayehu:
Prince Samson Fikre Selassie
Prince Bekere Fikre Selassie Princess Donna Fikre Selassie
Prince Yisehaq Fikre Selassie
Princess Rahel Fikre Selassie
Princess Aster Fikre Selassie
Princess Meheret Fikre Selassie
Princess Maryam Senna
Princess Sehin Azebe
Princess Sifrash Bizu
Extended family
Descendants of Prince Makonnen:
The Dowager Duchess of Harar
The Duke of Harar The Duchess of Harar
Princess Adey-Abeba Makonnen
Prince Yokshan Dawit Makonnen
Prince Joel Dawit Makonnen Princess Ariana Austin Makonnen
Prince Philip Tafari Makonnen Princess Aster Abatow
Prince David Tafari Makonnen
Prince Isaiah Tafari Makonnen
Princess Ayla Tafari Makonnen
Prince Baeda Maryam Makonnen Princess Mahelate Baeda Mariam
Princess Blaine Baeda Mariam
Descendants of Prince Sahle Selassie:
Princess Mahisente Habte Mariam
Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie
Prince Christian Sahle Selassie
Prince Rufael Fiseha Tsieon Ermias
Extended family
Descendants of Emperor Yohannes IV:
The Prince of Tigray
Lij Mikael Sehul
Lij Yohannes Mengesha Seyoum
Lij Stefanos Mengesha Seyoum
Lij Jalye Mengesha Seyoum
Lij Seyun Mengesha Seyoum
Immabet Menen Mengesha Seyoum
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Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (/ˈzɪərəjæˈkoʊb/; Geʽez: ዘርዐ ያዕቆብ አምሃ ሥላሴ; born 17 August 1953) is the grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie and son of Amha Selassie of the Ethiopian Empire. He has been head of the Imperial House of Ethiopia since 17 February 1997 as recognized by the Crown Council of Ethiopia.
He was designated as "acting crown prince" and heir presumptive in 1974 by the Emperor Haile Selassie I close to the end of his reign; however, the Empire was overthrown in the 1974 Ethiopian Revolution by the Derg. As a result, Yacob never became a ruling Emperor of Ethiopia. Ethiopia became a Federal Democratic Republic in 1991.
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