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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 a ruler's son, and hence "prince". The name has also been loaned into other languages. In Urdu (Urdu: عامر) the name has the same meaning as the original in Arabic, meaning ‘prince”. In Persian ( Persian: امير) the name means ‘immortal’. In Pashto (Pashto: امير) the name comes to mean ‘leader’ or ‘boss’. In Hebrew, when spelt אמיר the name means crown (treetop). When spelt עמיר the name means a small sheaf or bundle (of grain, usually wheat or barley) Given name Notable persons with the name include: * Al-Amir bi-Ahkami l-Lah, tenth Fatimid Caliph and recognised as the 20th imam by the Mustaali Ismaili Shi'a sect *Amir Abdur-Rahim (born 1981), American basketball coach *Amir Khosrow Afshar (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Asia
Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as defined by some academics, UN bodies and other institutions. It is almost entirely a part of the Middle East, and includes Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Mesopotamia, the Armenian Highlands, the Levant, the island of Cyprus, the Sinai Peninsula, and partly the Caucasus Region ( Transcaucasia). The region is considered to be separated from Africa by the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt, and separated from Europe by the waterways of the Turkish Straits and the watershed of the Greater Caucasus. Central Asia lies to its northeast, while South Asia lies to its east. Twelve seas surround the region (clockwise): the Aegean Sea, the Sea of Marmara, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba, the Gulf of Suez, and the Mediterranean Sea. Western Asia covers an are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ameer Bux Bhutto
Sardar Ameer Buksh Khan Bhutto (, ur, امیر بخش خان بھٹو ;) is President of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sindh and an ex-Member of the Sindh Assembly. He is the son of Sardar Mumtaz Bhutto. and after the death of Sardar Mumtaz Bhutto, he was elected as Chief Sardar of Bhutto tribe of Sindh. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics, Economics & Law from the University of Buckingham and a Master of Philosophy degree in International Relations from Cambridge University. He wrote a thesis titled "Of Knights and Harlots: The Role of the Superpowers in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War." He has also written dozens of articles published in English and Sindhi newspapers and magazines in Pakistan. He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh twice, in 2002 general election and again in 2008 election but was defeated twice by Muhammad Ayaz Soomro Muhammad Ayaz Soomro (; 31, Sindhi: محمد اياز سومرو December 1958 – 20 March 2018) was a Paki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir Hinton
Amir Jabbar Hinton (born February 14, 1997) is an American-born naturalized Syrian professional basketball player for Kouvot of the Finnish Korisliiga. He also plays for the Syria men's national basketball team. Hinton played college basketball for Shaw University and Lock Haven University. Early life and High school Hinton was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Abington Senior High School in the suburb of Abington. He did not play basketball as a freshman and played sparingly on the Galloping Ghosts' junior varsity team as a sophomore before starting his final two years. He scored over 1,000 career points at Abington, despite only playing two seasons, and averaged 19.5 points per game and was a second team AAAA All-State selection as a senior. College career Lock Haven Hinton began his collegiate career at Lock Haven, playing two seasons for the Bald Eagles after redshirting as a freshman due to academics. He averaged 23 points per game both seasons an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir Mirza Hekmati
Amir Mirza Hekmati ( fa, امیر میرزا حکمتی); is a United States Marine veteran who was arrested in August 2011 for allegedly spying for the CIA in Iran. On January 9, 2012, he was sentenced to death for the charges. On March 5, 2012, the Iranian Supreme Court overturned the death sentence and ordered a retrial, saying the verdict against Hekmati was "not complete". On January 16, 2016, Hekmati was released and allowed to leave Iran as part of a prisoner trade between the U.S. and Iran. He returned to the United States on January 21, 2016. He sued the Government of Iran on May 11, 2016. He received a default judgment of $63 million on October 3, 2017. In November 2019 he sued the government for unpaid compensation. According to the assistant attorney general they are reconsidering if he is eligible. Early life and education Hekmati was born in Flagstaff, Arizona; he has a twin sister, Leila.Blake ThorneThe man who disappeared: Life before prison for captured Marine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir Hashemi
Amir Hashemi-Moghaddam (born 3 June 1966) is a former Iranian football player. He resides in Beuningen, Netherlands. Hashemi started his career in his native, Iran, with Niroye Zamini and Esteghlal. Hashemi played 14 times for the Iran national football team against Poland, Russia, Angola, Japan, S. Korea, Qatar, Thailand and some other teams. He finished his playing career in the Eredivisie, Netherlands' top flight. Recently Amir has finished his academic Football Trainer Schooling by KNVB (Royal Dutch Football Federation). He is an 'UEFA "A" licensed trainer coach. On 19 September 2014 he became the coach of AVW' 66. And on 20 May 2016 he became the head coach of NEC Nijmegen . He is studying now football teacher/instructor education by KNVB (Royal Dutch Football Federation) to become a FIFA football instructor/teacher. Hashemi is an official Intermediary by KNVB and is since 2013 manager of Iran National Team football player Alireza Jahanbakhsh, who played for NEC Nijmeg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir Hamed
Amir Hamed (11 May 1962 – 20 November 2017) was a Uruguayan writer, essayist and translator. Background and education Born in Montevideo, he earned a degree in literature from the University of the Republic and a doctorate in Hispanoamerican literature from Northwestern University. Works ;Novels: * ''Artigas Blues Band'' (1994) * ''Troya Blanda'' (1996) * ''Semidiós'' (2001) * ''Febrero 30'' (2016) ;Stories: * ''¿Qué nos ponemos esta noche?'' (1992) * ''Buenas noches, América'' (2003) ;Essays: * ''Retroescritura'' (1998) * ''Orientales: Uruguay a través de su poesía Siglo XX'' (1996) * ''Mal y neomal. Rudimentos de geoidiocia'' (2007) * ''Porno y post porno'' (2009, in collaboration with Roberto Echavarren and Ercole Lissardi) ;Translations: * ''The Two Noble Kinsmen'' by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher See also Uruguayan literature Uruguayan literature has a long and eventful history. Beginnings Literature properly speaking starts in Uruguay with the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir Haddad
Laurent Amir Khlifa Khedider Haddad ( he, לורן עמיר חליפה חדידר חדד, born 20 June 1984), better known as Amir Haddad ( he, עמיר חדד), or simply as Amir, is a French-Israeli singer and songwriter. He took part in 2006 in the Israeli music competition ''Kokhav Nolad'', released his album ''Vayehi'' in 2011 and was a finalist in French competition '' The Voice: la plus belle voix'' as part of Team Jenifer finishing third in the competition. He represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song " J'ai cherché", which finished in 6th place. Early life Haddad was born in Paris to Maghrebi Jewish parents from Tunisia and Morocco."סבתות מתות עלי" He grew up in |
Amir Ghalenoei
Ardeshir "Amir" Ghalenoei ( fa, , born 21 November 1963 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Gol Gohar Sirjan. He has been the most successful coach in the Iran Pro League and managed several clubs, including Esteghlal, Mes Kerman, Sepahan S.C. and Tractor, with two of which he won a total of five championships and two Hazfi Cup titles. He was also the head coach of Iran national football team from August 2006 to July 2007 where he managed the team for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup where Iran was eliminated in the quarter-finals. Club career Rah Ahan Ardeshir (Amir) Ghalenoei was born on 21 November 1963 in Tehran, Iran. His father, a taxi driver, died when Amir was only thirteen years old. He began his career in the late 1970s after passing a technical test for Rah Ahan, one of the oldest clubs in the Iranian football. He played for the club's youth team for two years and was promoted to the first team squad in 1981 by Nasser Ebrahi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir Ganiel
Amir Ganiel ( he, אמיר גניאל ) (January 6, 1963 in Jerusalem – May 14, 2018) was an Israeli swimming champion. Biography Ganiel's son, Imri Ganiel, is also a swimmer. He is a national record holder and an Olympic swimmer of Israel. Sports career Ganiel was a record holder who participated in the World Championships in Berlin for the national team. He specialized in long distance. He was recognized as one of Israel's greatest swimmers. He achieved 11 Israeli records. Medical career After his retirement from competitive swimming, Ganiel studied medicine at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He became a chest and heart surgeon at the Soroka University Medical Center. See also *Sports in Israel *Health care in Israel Healthcare in Israel is universal and participation in a medical insurance plan is compulsory. All Israeli residents are entitled to basic health care as a fundamental right. The Israeli healthcare system is based on the National Health Insuranc ... R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir Gal-Or
Amir Gal-Or ( he, אמיר גלאור; ; born 1962) is an Israeli businessman. He is the founder and managing partner of Infinity Group, and founder and chairman of Innonation. Gal-Or served as a pilot in the Israeli Air Force. Biography Gal-Or was born on September 5, 1962, in Haifa, Israel. His parents, Leah and Benjamin, are professors at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Gal-Or's mother specializes in chemistry and materials science, materials; his father specializes in machinery. Gal-Or attended the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa, where he graduated from the Science-Physics Department. Gal-Or earned a BSc in economics and business management from the University of Haifa and an MBA from Tel Aviv University. Later he graduated from Harvard University's program in venture capital and private equity investments. Gal-Or has four children: Raz Galor, Raz, Amit, Talia and Hila. Air force career Gal-Or served as a combat pilot in the Israeli Air Force (IDF/AF) for 24 years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir Farshad Ebrahimi
Amir Farshad Ebrahimi ( fa, امیر فرشاد ابراهیمی ) (born August 14, 1975) is a former member of Ansar-e Hezbollah. Ansar-e Hezbollah used violence against students but Ebrahimi decided, "No, Ansar-e Hezbollah is wrong, you the students are right." "Confessions" Ebrahimi appears in a controversial videotape in 2000, apparently confessing to a link between the hardline Iranian political and religious leaders and violent actions of an Iranian group known as Ansar-e Hezbollah. Ebrahimi had previously held close connections to the members of this group and revealed a number of their inside secrets in the video tape. After the circulation of this tape, human rights lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi was accused by an Iranian court to have been involved in making it. She was vindicated and released from prison after a brief period. Ebrahimi was also sentenced and spent two years in prison. Identifying paramilitaries As of 2009 he is identifying membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir Eshel
Amir Eshel ( he, אמיר אשל; born 1959) is a former Israeli general who served as commander of the Israeli Air Force and currently serves as Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Defense. Biography Amir Eshel was born in Jaffa. His father Yehezekel (Hezi) Eshel (originally Batat), was born in Iraq and immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1936. He fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War in the Givati Brigade. His mother Edna was a Holocaust survivor from Russia. Eshel is married and a father of three. He holds a degree in economics from Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, and a degree in political science from the University of Haifa’s National Security Studies Center. Air force career Eshel was drafted into the IDF in 1977. After graduating from the IAF Flight Academy as a fighter pilot in 1979, Eshel flew the A-4 Skyhawk, first out of Etzion and then from Ramon. He also flew the Skyhawk during the 1982 Lebanon War. After serving with the flight academy a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
