: a ruler, chief, or commander in Islamic countries
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Kuwait Gains Independence With the Anglo-Kuwait agreement of 1899, the United Kingdom ends its protectorate and Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah becomes Kuwait's emir.
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Foreign Affairs, 28 Dec. 2015
While President Biden, President-elect Trump, and Qatar’s emir announced Wednesday that a deal had been reached between Israel and Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed beginning the internal Israeli process of approving the deal.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Following the massacre, al Nusra appointed a new emir for the area, Abu Qatada al-Iraqi (not to be confused with ISIS' emir in Mosul).
—Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2015
The Gulf has emirs, crown princes, and kings who flatter him.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 28 Dec. 2015
While President Biden, President-elect Trump, and Qatar’s emir announced Wednesday that a deal had been reached between Israel and Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed beginning the internal Israeli process of approving the deal.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Following the massacre, al Nusra appointed a new emir for the area, Abu Qatada al-Iraqi (not to be confused with ISIS' emir in Mosul).
—Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2015
The Gulf has emirs, crown princes, and kings who flatter him.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Emir.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emir. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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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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