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| Zera Jacob Amha Selassie | |
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| 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 | 17 August 1953 Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire |
| Spouse | Nunu Getaneh (divorced) |
| Issue | 1 |
| Dynasty | House of Solomon |
| Father | Amha Selassie |
| Mother | Medferiashwork Abebe |
| Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo |
| Imperial family of Ethiopia |
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Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (/ˈzɪərə jæˈkoʊb/; 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.