: a ruler, chief, or commander in Islamic countries
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The country’s late emir then annulled that parliament again and held an election for a new parliament, which now has been annulled with Thursday’s decision.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
Even as Tamim, the Qatari emir, criticized Israel for the civilian death toll of its war in Gaza, Qatari officials worked closely with the CIA and the Israeli Mossad to negotiate a release of Israeli hostages from Hamas.
—Yoel Guzansky, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2024
Read the story » Further reading: Last year, Heidi Blake reported on four other royal women fighting to escape captivity, including Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, the daughter of Dubai’s ruling emir.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
That changed on June 27, 1995, when Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa came to power as emir of Qatar, with the support of the U.S.
—Allen Fromherz / Made By History, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
Even as Tamim, the Qatari emir, criticized Israel for the civilian death toll of its war in Gaza, Qatari officials worked closely with the CIA and the Israeli Mossad to negotiate a release of Israeli hostages from Hamas.
—Yoel Guzansky, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2024
Read the story » Further reading: Last year, Heidi Blake reported on four other royal women fighting to escape captivity, including Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, the daughter of Dubai’s ruling emir.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
That changed on June 27, 1995, when Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa came to power as emir of Qatar, with the support of the U.S.
—Allen Fromherz / Made By History, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
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emir
noun
i-ˈmi(ə)r 
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: a ruler, chief, or commander in Islamic countries
Etymology
from Arabic amīr "commander"
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