Amir is a title of rulers or military leaders in many Muslim countries, alternatively written as ''
Emir
Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cerem ...
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Amir or Ameer may also refer to:
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Amir (name)
Amir (also spelled Ameer or Emir; ar, اَمير) is an Arabic masculine name.
The name comes from the same root as the word emir.
In Arabic the name means prince. The word originally meant "Commander (of army)". It later became a title given to ...
, people with the given name and surname Amir or Ameer
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Amir (singer) (born 1984), or Amir Haddad, Israeli-French singer
Places
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Amir, Israel
Amir ( he, עָמִיר, ''lit.'' Sheaf) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee Panhandle near Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In it had a population of . The kibbutz is on the e ...
, a small community in northern Israel
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Əmir, a village in Azerbaijan
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Amir, East Azerbaijan, a village in Iran
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Amir, Sistan and Baluchestan, a village in Iran
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Amir-e Olya, a village in Iran
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Amir-e Sofla, a village in Iran
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Band-e Amir
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Band-e Amir National Park ( fa, بند امیر) Afghanistan established its first national park on April 22, 2009, to promote and protect the natural beauty of a series of intensely blue lakes created by natural dams high in the Hindu ...
, a series of six deep blue lakes in Afghanistan
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Khan Amir, Lorestan, a village in Iran
Arts, Entertainment, and media
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''Ameer'' (film), a 1954 Indian film
* Amir, the main character in Khaled Hosseini's 2003 novel ''
The Kite Runner''
* Amir, a character in the television series ''
Succession
Succession is the act or process of following in order or sequence.
Governance and politics
*Order of succession, in politics, the ascension to power by one ruler, official, or monarch after the death, resignation, or removal from office of ...
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Ships
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Ameer class escort carrier
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HMS ''Ameer'' (D01), a British warship
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SS ''Amir'', a Kuwaiti coastal tanker
Titles
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Amir al-Mu'minin
Amir al-Mu'minin ( ar, أَمِير ٱلْمُؤْمِنِين, amīr al-muʾminīn) is an Arabic title designating the supreme leader of an Islamic community. It is usually translated as "Commander of the Faithful", though sometimes also as "Prin ...
, an Arabic title usually translated "Leader of the Faithful
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Amir Arsalan, the full title ''Amir Arsalan -e Namdar'', 19th-century popular Persian legend
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Amir (Iranian Army), a title for high-ranking officers
See also
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Emir (disambiguation)
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Amira (disambiguation)
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Admir, a Bosnian given name
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Almir (given name)
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Ami (disambiguation)
AMI or Ami may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
*AMI-tv, a Canadian TV channel
**AMI-télé, the French-language version
*AMI-audio, a Canadian audio broadcast TV service
*''Ami Magazine'', an Orthodox Jewish news magazine
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Emir (disambiguation)
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Hammira (disambiguation)
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