: a ruler, chief, or commander in Islamic countries
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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.
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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
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
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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
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
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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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