emir:
(also with different spelling variations: ’emeer’, ‘amir’ & ‘ameer’; plural: ’emirs‘)
the Emir of Qutar, Asia
a Muslim ruler, especially in Asia and parts of Africa;
a prince, governor, chief, military commander or a head of a state in some Muslim countries, especially in the Middle East (Asia);
a title of certain Turkish high officials,
Emirs of N. Nigeria, Africa
When the Qatari Emir, His Highness Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khaifa al-Thani, visited Macedonia, His Highness was honoured with the September Medal, the highest honour in Macedonian, by the President Gjorge Ivanov of Macedonia.
There have been rumours spreading all over the world that Kuwaiti Emir, His Highness Sheik Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, has not handled the present political unrest in the emirate of Kuwait properly.
A place (territory) ruled by an emir is called an emirate, and the United Arab Emirates, U.A.E., is a federation of independent emirates — Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimab, Sharja and Umm al-Qauwain in the Middle East Asia.
There has been a hue and cry from the public over the issue of the secret meeting held by the emirs of Nigeria in Lagos, who were alleged to have met to discuss some recent important court decision.
