: a ruler, chief, or commander in Islamic countries
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His successor, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhunzada, whose son became a suicide bomber, is an austere cleric who has adopted the reclusive mystique of the original amir.—New York Times, 8 Aug. 2022 The amir of Kabul bought bicycles for his entire harem.—National Geographic, 17 June 2020
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