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or amir
also ameer
as in sultan
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On the day of the planned reopening, however, Taliban emir Haibatullah Akhundzada overruled officials in Kabul and extended the ban indefinitely.
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Asfandyar Mir, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2024
Matteo Colombo/Getty Later expansions followed under other emirs such as Abd ar-Rahman II, al-Hakam II, and Abd ar-Raham III.
—Marta Sahelices, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2023
Biden contacted Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi and the emir of Qatar, urging the Arab countries to press Hamas harder for a deal.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Watching on from the VIP section was Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
—James Robson, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
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Asfandyar Mir, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2024
Matteo Colombo/Getty Later expansions followed under other emirs such as Abd ar-Rahman II, al-Hakam II, and Abd ar-Raham III.
—Marta Sahelices, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2023
Biden contacted Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi and the emir of Qatar, urging the Arab countries to press Hamas harder for a deal.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Watching on from the VIP section was Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
—James Robson, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
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“Emir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emir. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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