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emir

In 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.


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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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