: a ruler, chief, or commander in Islamic countries
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Biden contacted Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi and the emir of Qatar, urging the Arab countries to press Hamas harder for a deal.
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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
For Qatar’s emir at the time, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, winning the rights to host the tournament was a huge coup, advancing his plan to diversify the country’s gas-rich economy, wash away criticisms of its human-rights record, and position Qatar as a serious global power.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2022
The emir was known for pardoning dissidents in 2021 and again this year in an attempt to quell internal divisions.
—Mallory Moench, Time, 16 Dec. 2023
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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
For Qatar’s emir at the time, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, winning the rights to host the tournament was a huge coup, advancing his plan to diversify the country’s gas-rich economy, wash away criticisms of its human-rights record, and position Qatar as a serious global power.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2022
The emir was known for pardoning dissidents in 2021 and again this year in an attempt to quell internal divisions.
—Mallory Moench, Time, 16 Dec. 2023
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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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