Background
Ahmed Kemaleddin was born on 3 December 1847 in the Old Çırağan Palace, to Abdülmecid and his wife Verdicenan, herself the daughter of Prince Kaytuk Giorgi Achba and his wife Princess Yelizaveta Hanım.
Ahmed Kemaleddin was born on 3 December 1847 in the Old Çırağan Palace, to Abdülmecid and his wife Verdicenan, herself the daughter of Prince Kaytuk Giorgi Achba and his wife Princess Yelizaveta Hanım.
He educated privately and became 2nd Velihad from 31 August 1876 and Lieutenant general of the Imperial Ottoman Army in 1901. He received the Collar of the Nişan-ı-Ali-Imtiyaz. lieutenant is said that in the days when Abdul Hamid was yet a prince, Prince Ahmed Kemaleddin once ran into pressing financial difficulties.
He applied to the wealthy Abdul Hamid for funds and even sent over valuable objects as security for a loan.
But Abdul Hamid replied, "I"m no pretty money changer! Since he wants to pawn something for money, let him try the money changes in the Caviar Building!" Prince Ahmed Kemaleddin took offence at this, and ever afterwards relations between the two were frosty. He was buried in the royal mausoleum of Yahya Efendi, Istanbul.