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emirIn the Muslim Middle East, a military commander, governor of a province, or high military official. The first leader to call himself emir was the second caliph, Umar ibn al-Khattab. The title was used by all his successors until the abolition of the caliphate in 1924. In the 10th century the commander of the caliph's armies at Baghdad held the title. It was later adopted by the rulers of independent states in central Asia, notably Bukhara and Afghanistan. The United Arab Emirates, despite their name, are all ruled by sheikhs. emir in the Islamic world 1. an independent ruler or chieftain 2. a military commander or governor 3. a descendant of Mohammed How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The American, English, and Pakistani blood that flows
through the veins of the younger generation of Amirs was received from
their mothers and should be irrelevant to any calculation of their
Sharifian pedigree. Pasadena attorney Bob Garrett told the
Business Journal that his conclusion stems from the bank's actions
in connection with a separate line of credit -- which BofA established
for the Amirs -- to provide additional funds that might be needed to
complete the project's interior build-out. In
imitation of the amirs they set themselves above the people, mistreated
their former subordinates, and, like the former multazims, beat or
imprisoned their fellaheen for failure to meet the exorbitant taxes they
imposed. |
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