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Amer (name)
Amer ( ar, عامر Sanskrit: अमेर) is an Arabic and Hindu male name. In Hindu and Sikh scriptures Amer means "one who has a rich and prosperous life". Given name * Amer Alwan, Iraqi French film director * Amer Đidić, Canadian footballer * Amer Delić, Bosnian tennis player * Aamer Hayat, American Healthcare Executive and Batman * Amer Jukan, Slovenian footballer * Amer Osmanagić, Bosnian footballer * Amer Mohammad Rashid, Iraqi general * Amer Sabah, Jordanian footballer Middle name * Abdul Nasir bin Amer Hamsah, Singaporean criminal and prisoner * Mohamed Amer Al-Malky, Omani athlete * Musa Amer Obaid, Qatari athlete Surname * Abdel Hakim Amer, Egyptian general * Ayten Amer, Egyptian actress * Baser Amer, Filipino basketball player * Bree Amer, Australian television personality * Ghada Amer, Egyptian painter * Kareem Amer, Egyptian blogger * Nicholas Amer Nicholas Amer, born Thomas Harold Amer (29 September 1923 – 17 November 2019), was an English stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persia
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan to the north, by Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, and by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. It covers an area of , making it the 17th-largest country. Iran has a population of 86 million, making it the 17th-most populous country in the world, and the second-largest in the Middle East. Its largest cities, in descending order, are the capital Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Shiraz, and Tabriz. The country is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. It was first unified by the Medes, an ancient Iranian people, in the seventh century BC, and reached its territorial height in the sixth century BC, when Cyrus the Great fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Nasir Bin Amer Hamsah
On 6 June 1994, two Japanese tourists were robbed and attacked by two men in their shared room in the Oriental Hotel in Singapore. One of them was brutally assaulted and died, while the other survived. The case, known as the Oriental Hotel murder, was classified as murder by the police. The perpetrators were eventually caught 2 years later and they were subsequently sentenced to serve lengthy jail terms with caning for their part in the robbery and assault of the two tourists, as well as for unrelated offences committed before their arrests. Murder On 6 June 1994, two men - 25-year-old Abdul Nasir bin Amer Hamsah and 32-year-old Abdul Rahman bin Arshad (alias Azman) - barged into the room shared by two Japanese tourists - , 49 and , 56. Earlier on that day itself, the two men, who were acquaintances, went to the Oriental Hotel for a job interview when they both spotted the Japanese tour group which both Fujii and Takishita were with. Seeing this, the two men, who were short of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aamir (given Name)
Aamir ( ur, , ) is a given name, a variant spelling of the Arabic name Amer, common to the cultures of the Indian subcontinent. Notable people with the name include: *Aamir Ageeb (1969–1999), Sudanese political activist * Aamir Uddin Ahmod, politician *Aamir Ali (born 2002), Pakistani cricketer *Aamir Ali, Indian television actor *Aamir Aziz (born 1990), Indian cricketer *Aamir Bashir, Indian actor, film producer, and director * Aamir Gani (born 1996), Indian cricketer *Aamir Ghaffar (born 1979), English badminton player *Aamir Raza Husain (born 1957), Indian theatre actor and director *Aamir Liaquat Hussain (born 1971), former State Minister of Pakistan for religious affairs *Aamir Kaleem (born 1981), Omani cricketer *Aamir Khan (born 1965), Indian actor, film director and producer *Aamir Atlas Khan (born 1990), Pakistani squash player *Aamir Mehmood Kiani, Pakistani politician *Aamir Latif, Afghani politician * Aamir Rashadi Madni, Indian politician * Aamir Peerzada (born 1991), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Amer
Nicholas Amer, born Thomas Harold Amer (29 September 1923 – 17 November 2019), was an English stage, film and television actor known for his performances in William Shakespeare's plays. Amer made his professional debut in 1948 playing the part of Ferdinand in '' The Tempest''. In his long career, Amer played more than 27 different Shakespearean roles and toured to 31 different countries. Amer was born in Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire. He served for five years during World War II in the Royal Navy as a wireless operator aboard Motor Torpedo Boats, first in North Africa, then in the Allied invasion of Sicily, where he was wounded in action. Following demobilisation in 1945, he studied at the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art in London for two years, winning the Webber Cup in his final year. He adopted the stage name Nicholas Amer and joined the Liverpool Playhouse under John Fernald. Together with Harold Lang, in 1963 he formed Voyage Theatre as a vehicle for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kareem Amer
Kareem Nabil Suleiman Amer ( ar, كريم نبيل سليمان عامر, ) (born c. 1984) is an Egyptian Norwegian blogger and former law student. He was arrested by Egyptian authorities for posts on his blog that were considered to be anti-religious and insulting to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. On 22 February 2007, in his native city Alexandria, Amer was sentenced to three years of imprisonment for insulting Islam and inciting sedition and one year for insulting the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. He was the first blogger in Egypt explicitly arrested for the content of his writing, and was released on 17 November 2010, but not before he was beaten and detained by Egyptian security forces. He thereafter moved to Bergen, Norway where he obtained political asylum and gained Norwegian citizenship. Background Kareem Amer, an ex-Muslim, secular Egyptian, completed elementary and secondary school at al-Azhar University. He wished to complete a biology degree, but family pressu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghada Amer
Ghada Amer ( ar, غادة عامر, May 22 1963 in Cairo, Egypt) is a contemporary artist, much of her work deals with issues of gender and sexuality. Her most notable body of work involves highly layered embroidered paintings of women's bodies referencing pornographic imagery. Amer had previously emigrated from Egypt to France at the age of 11 and was educated in Paris and Nice. She is currently living and working in New York City. Early life and education Amer was born in Cairo, Egypt she has lived in France for twenty years, and doesn't consider herself singularly Egyptian, African or French. When she was growing up in Cairo, her mother, an agronomist, made business suits for herself, and local women would often gather to sew. Amer's father, Mohamed Amer, was a diplomat and moved the family many times, not only to France but to such countries as Libya, Morocco and Algeria. For her, this exposure to different cultures are ultimately the most important biographical details nee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bree Amer
Bree Amer (born 17 August 1982 ) is an Australian television personality. Biography Amer was a contestant on ''Big Brother Australia 2004'' from the Gold Coast, in Queensland, and the first housemate of ''Big Brother Australia'' to re-enter the House when, hours after her eviction, it was discovered the votes were miscalculated. She was returned to the House the night after, and a few days after that, in a special eviction show, the actual person to have received the most votes, Wesley Dening, was evicted. Having worked in theatre restaurants, Amer co-hosted the ''Big Brother Friday Night Live'' games in the 2005 series of ''Big Brother Australia'' with Mike Goldman and fellow 2004 series Housemate, Ryan Fitzgerald. The same hosting team went on to front ''Friday Night Games'' in early 2006, and later continued as hosts of ''Big Brother Friday Night Live'' in the 2007 and 2008 series of ''Big Brother''. Amer appeared in the May 2006 issue of ''Ralph'' magazine. She also has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baser Amer
Baser C. Amer (born September 29, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He plays both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He earned the moniker, The Hammer during his collegiate stint, and is still his moniker to this day. He played as a point guard for the San Beda University Red Lions (then San Beda College) before being selected seventh overall in the 2015 PBA draft by Meralco. During his playing career with the San Beda Red Cubs, was a two-time NCAA Juniors' Basketball champion and was named 2009 NCAA Juniors' Rookie of the Year and 2010 NCAA Juniors' Finals Most Valuable Player. During his playing career with the Red Lions, he was a four-time NCAA Seniors' Basketball champion, and won the 2012 NCAA Finals Most Valuable Player award. Early life Amer was born to a Muslim family in Davao City. He started playing basketball at age five, as his father wanted him to be a profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayten Amer
Ayten Amer ( ar, أيتن عامر) (born Samar Ahmed Abd El Ghaffar Amer, 22 November 1986, Alexandria, Egypt) is an Egyptian actress and model. Career Amer moved to Cairo when she was four. She later studied acting Acting is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment by an actor or actress who adopts a character—in theatre, television, film, radio, or any other medium that makes use of the mimetic mode. Acting involves a broad r ... and directing and worked as a model, which helped her overcome her fear of the camera. Her first major role was in ''Hadret El Motaham Aby'' (Mr. Guilty is My Father), with Nour El Sherif. Personal life Amer is the sister of actress Wafaa Amer, and has one daughter, Ayten Ezzelarab. Filmography * Sukkar Mor * Elleila Elkebira * Zana'et Settat * Salem Abu Okhto * Betawqit Elqahera * Cart Memory * Ala Gothety * Harag we Marag * Hasal Kh'eer * Sa3a we Nos * Banat ElA'm * Ya t'addi, Ya T-haddi Series * Shaqet Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdel Hakim Amer
Mohamed Abdel Hakim Amer ( arz, محمد عبد الحكيم عامر, ; 11 December 1919 – 13 September 1967) was an Egyptian military officer and politician. Amer served in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and played a leading role in the military coup that overthrew King Farouk in 1952. After leading Egyptian forces in the 1956 Suez war, he was appointed Minister for Defense by President Gamal Abdel Nasser and was Egyptian Vice President between 1958 to 1965. Early life and education Amer was born in Samalut, in the El Minya on 11 December 1919. He was from an affluent family, and his father was a land owner and village mayor. His uncle served as the minister of war during the reign of King Farouk. After finishing school, Amer attended the Egyptian Military Academy and graduated in 1938. He was commissioned into the Egyptian Army in 1939. Military career Amer served in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, took part in the 1952 Revolution and commanded the Egyptian Army in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musa Amer Obaid
Musa Amer Obaid ( ar, موسى عامر عبيد; born April 18, 1985, in Kenya) is a middle distance runner mainly competing in steeplechase. He was born Moses Kipkirui, but represents Qatar after changing nationality from his birth country Kenya. Musa Amer finished fourth in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics in a personal best time of 8:07.18 minutes, having won the silver medal at the World Junior Championships a month earlier. In 2005 he finished ninth at the World Championships and seventh at the World Athletics Final. In 2006 Musa Amer was found guilty of testosterone doping. The sample was delivered on 14 June 2006 in an IAAF out-of-competition test in Ifrane, Morocco. He received an IAAF suspension from September 2006 to September 2008. (Archive.org) See also *List of doping cases in athletics A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Amer Al-Malky
Mohamed Amer Al-Rashed Al-Malky ( ar, محمد عامر الراشد المالكى; born 1 December 1962) is a retired athlete from Oman who specialized in the 400 metres. He competed at the Olympic Games in 1984, 1988 1992, and 2000, an eighth place from 1988 being his best result. His personal best time was 44.56 seconds, achieved in August 1988 in Budapest. He is the current national record holder for Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t .... References External links * * 1962 births Living people Omani male sprinters Olympic athletes of Oman Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in athletics (track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
