The Emir announced his intention for Qatar to move toward democracy and has permitted a freer and more open press and municipal elections as a precursor to expected parliamentary elections.

The Emir announced his intention for Qatar to move toward democracy and has permitted a freer and more open press and municipal elections as a precursor to expected parliamentary elections.

The current Emir has announced his intention for Qatar to move towards democracy and has permitted a nominally free and open press and municipal elections.

The Emir of Qatar since 1995, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, has lately been going on an expansive boost to promote Qatar as a foreign player.

* in Nigeria most monarchies previously had native titles but when most in the north converted to Islam, Muslim titles were generally adopted such as Emir ; Sultan has also been used.

From the start, Emir has been a military title, roughly meaning " general " or " commander.

Emir Fakhr-al-Din ibn Maan ( 1572 – April 13, 1635 ) () was the 1st druze prince of the State of Lebanon which has self-governed under the Ottoman Empire between the 17th and 19th centuries.

The Emir of Kuwait has the power to dissolve the house and call for new elections within two months.

The Emir has done so on five separate occasions.

The city is the capital of the Kano Emirate, and the current Emir, Ado Bayero, has been on the throne since 1963.

She has two children from her previous marriage to Farid Ismeth Emir who was a former TV news presenter and currently a general manager in a trading company.

The Emir of Afghanistan in 1893 has given assurances to the Burhan Khel, Dawezai, Halimzai, Isa Khel, Tarangzai and Utmanzai sections of the Mohmands that they will not suffer by the severance of their ancient connection with Afghanistan ; and these are known as the Assured Clans. Majority of Mohmand live in Pakistan. Some tribes of Mohmand also live in North Eastern Afghanistan primarily in Nangarhar & Kunar province.

The Emir has within his garden a " Tree of Love " that determines a new wife for him every year.

The Emir, finding of the attempted seduction, asks Vathek to kill him, as he has seen “ the prophet ’ s vice-regent violate the laws of hospitality.

Carathis tells Vathek that he has distinguished himself by breaking the laws of hospitality by ‘ seducing ’ the Emir ’ s daughter after sharing his bread, and that if he can commit one more crime along the way he shall enter Soliman ’ s gates triumphant.

It has been suggested that García Jiménez was called ' king ' due to his service as regent during this period, lasting until he was killed at Aybar ( 882 ) in a battle against the Emir of Córdoba.

It has broadcasted events held in Qatar like the 2006 Asian Games, the Losail leg of the MotoGP, Qatari League, The Emir Cup, Heir Apparent Cup and also FIFA World Cup qualifying matches of Qatar.

It has been suggested that Fouda gave away the hideaway location of bin al-Shibh to Al-Jazeera's chairman Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani, a cousin of the Emir of Qatar, and that CIA director George Tenet received the location tip-off from the Emir, resulting in bin al-Shibh's capture.

Emir has two brothers: older Nermin and younger Alen.

The Emir is a graduate of Political Science, Ohio State University United States of America and has been in office since 1981.

Ahmad Shah also faced other rebellions in the north, and eventually he and the Uzbek Emir of Bukhara agreed that the Amu Darya would mark the division of their lands.

Foreign Affairs Minister Tzipi Livni also met with the Qatari Emir at a UN conference last year.

Clark is immediately involved with the organization's effort to find and neutralize " The Emir ", an international terrorist leader modeled on Osama bin Laden, while also serving as mentor and trainer to Jack's son Jack Jr., a Campus analyst who wants to do field work.

Emir (, ( Feminine: Emira, ), meaning " commander ", " general ", or " prince "; also transliterated as Amir, Aamir or Ameer ) is a title of high office, used throughout the Muslim world.

* The word Emir is also used less formally for leaders in certain contexts.

The Saudi Ikhwan began to conflict with Emir Feisal also in 1917 just as his sons Abdullah and Feisal entered Damascus.

Durbar festivals are held in many parts of south-west Nigeria ; durbar is meant to honour the Emir during the culmination of the Islamic festivals Eid ul-Fitr, Eid ul-Adha, and Sallah for the well-known Katsina durbar, and is sometimes also used to honour visiting dignitaries IslamOnline.

He was recognized by the British under the new title Emir of the territory of Cyrenaica, a position also confirmed by the Italians in 1920.

He was also installed as Emir of Tripolitania on 28 July 1922.

He was also invited to become Emir of Tripolitania, another of the three traditional regions that now constitute modern Libya ( the third being Fezzan ).

The Turks also named Hassan Emir of the Somali nation, and the Germans promised to officially recognize any territories the Dervishes were to acquire.

Samir Saleh Abdullah Al-Suwailem () ( April 14, 1969 – March 20, 2002 ), more commonly known as Emir Khattab ( also transliterated as Amir Khattab and Ameer Khattab ) meaning Commander Khattab, or Leader Khattab, and also known as Habib Abdul Rahman, was a Muslim guerilla fighter and financier working with Chechen Mujahideen in the First Chechen War and the Second Chechen War.

* Saudi Arabia, on 10 June 1916 the Grand Sharif of Mecca assumed the title of King of the Hejaz ; from 29 October 1916 " King of the Arabs and Commander of the Faithful ; from 6 November 1916 recognized by the allied powers only as King of the Hejaz, Commander of the Faithful, Grand Sharif and Emir of Mecca ; also assumed the title of Caliph on 11 March 1924 ; from 3 October 1924: King of the Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca ; 22 September 1932 Hejaz and Nejd united as Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, full style: Malik al-Mamlaka al -' Arabiyya as-Sa ' udiyya (" King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia "); from 1986 prefixed to the name: Khadim al-Haramayn ash-Sharifayn (" Servant ( i. e. Protector ) of the Two Exalted Holy Places and Medina ").

Emir Faisal I and Chaim Weizmann ( left, also wearing Arab outfit as a sign of friendship )

The Emir of Afghanistan also failed to march to his aid.

Music artist guitarist Emir Hot, pianist Bešlić, accordionist Emir Vildić and violinist Selma Dizdarević are also from Tuzla.

Rulers of other nations in Asia and the Middle East, including the Emir of Kuwait, the Maharajas of the Rana dynasty, the Khedive of Egypt, the King of Bhutan and the rulers of Zanzibar, Bahrain and Oman were also appointed to the Order.

While the term " Jihad State " ( a territory that was established by political and religious Muslim leaders, often fittingly titled Emir, who conquer a region by offensive war, invoking Jihad bin saif in the sense of holy war to establish an Islamic rule in accordance with Qur ' anic injunctions ) most often refers to Fulbe jihad states in and around Nigeria, the order also gave rise to a few elsewhere in Western Africa, notably in present Mali.

Ali Musaevich Taziev (), also known as Akhmed Yevloev ( Ingush: Йовлой Ахьмад, ), Magomet Yevloyev, and Emir Magas, is the former leader of both the Ingushetia-based Ingush Jamaat as well as the military wing of the Caucasus Emirate.

" Lawrence agreed to provide Thomas with material on the condition that Thomas also photograph and interview Arab leaders such as Emir Feisal.

The Emir unconstitutionally dissolved the house in 1986 and restored it after the Gulf War in 1992.

On two of those, the house was dissolved unconstitutionally, since no new elections were held within the legally required period, and the Emir of Kuwait then ruled by decree.

On three other occasions, the Emir dissolved the house and held new elections immediately afterward.

On May 4, 1999, the Emir once again dissolved the National Assembly.

On May 21, 2006, the Emir dissolved the National Assembly through constitutional means.