: a ruler, chief, or commander in Islamic countries
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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.
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Allen Fromherz / Made By History, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
Biden is set to speak Monday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar, to push cease-fire negotiations, Jean-Pierre said.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
According to Axios’s Barak Ravid, Biden has told the emir of Qatar, who is acting as a mediator in the negotiations, that Israel is ready to move forward with the terms of that proposal.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 3 June 2024
On the day of the planned reopening, however, Taliban emir Haibatullah Akhundzada overruled officials in Kabul and extended the ban indefinitely.
—Asfandyar Mir, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2024
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Allen Fromherz / Made By History, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
Biden is set to speak Monday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar, to push cease-fire negotiations, Jean-Pierre said.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
According to Axios’s Barak Ravid, Biden has told the emir of Qatar, who is acting as a mediator in the negotiations, that Israel is ready to move forward with the terms of that proposal.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 3 June 2024
On the day of the planned reopening, however, Taliban emir Haibatullah Akhundzada overruled officials in Kabul and extended the ban indefinitely.
—Asfandyar Mir, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Emir.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emir. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.
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emir
noun
i-ˈmi(ə)r 
ā-
: a ruler, chief, or commander in Islamic countries
Etymology
from Arabic amīr "commander"
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