▁of ▁General ▁in ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Army , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁strong ▁military ▁incl in ations . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁more ▁significant ▁role ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Art ists ' ▁Society . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁pain ters ▁of ▁late ▁period ▁Ott oman ▁art . ▁His ▁paint ings ▁of ▁the ▁H are m , ▁showing ▁a ▁modern ▁musical ▁gather ing , ▁and ▁of ▁his ▁wife , ▁ Ş eh su var ▁Han ı m , ▁reading ▁Go ethe ' s ▁novel ▁Fa ust , ▁express ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁western ▁Europe ▁in ▁his ▁el ite ▁circle . ▁These ▁were ▁displayed ▁at ▁a ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁exhibition ▁of ▁Ott oman ▁paint ings ▁in ▁Vienna . ▁His ▁personal ▁self - port rait ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁at ▁Ist an bul ▁Modern . ▁ ▁Abd ul me j id ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁av id ▁collect or ▁of ▁but ter f lies , ▁an ▁activity ▁that ▁he ▁purs ued ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁His ▁favour ite ▁magazine ▁was ▁Rev ue ▁des ▁deux ▁Mond es . ▁ ▁Death ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Abd ul me j id ▁II ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁Bou lev ard ▁Such et , ▁Paris . ▁His ▁death ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁of ▁Paris ▁from ▁the ▁German ▁occupation . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Med ina , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁by ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁King