emir
Example Sentences
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He says each wing of the prison has an emir, or leader, who issues fatwas - rulings on points of Islamic law.
From BBC
The relationship dates to the 1990s, when Qatar’s former emir offered Hamas members sanctuary after they were expelled from Jordan.
“It’s not like al Qaeda or ISIS, where you have a command or an emir in charge giving orders,” Hoffman said.
From Los Angeles Times
As Irish hotelier Patrick McKillen tells it, he met the former emir of Qatar on a yacht in Doha to discuss a business opportunity in California, more than 8,000 miles away.
From Los Angeles Times
She is expected to be at the farewells to the emir on Wednesday.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
