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  List of emirs of Qatar Information
This is a list of emirs of Qatar: The emirs of Qatar are members of the Al-Thani dynasty and the state of Qatar was founded in 1868 by Muhammad bin Thani as a kingdom.
The house of Al-Thani is of Tammin descent and a typical Arabic polygamous house.
Shaikh Jasim bin Muhammad Al-Thani ruler of Qatar (1876-1913)
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  Qatar
Qatar is aiming to become a role model for economic and social transformation in the region.
Qatar explicitly uses Sunni law as the basis of its government, and the vast majority of its citizens follow Hanbali Madhhab.
She chairs the Qatar Foundation, sits on the board of Qatar's Supreme Education Council, and is a major driving force behind the importation of western expertise into the education system, particularly at the college level.
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  Emir - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Emir (Arabic: أمير; ʾamīr, "commander" or "general", later also "prince"; also transliterated as amir or ameer) is a high title of nobility or office, historically used in Islamic nations of the Middle East, North Africa, Asia Minor, and the Turkic world, among others.
Emir is also the title of the religious leader (without political power) of the Ahmadiyya anjuman ishaat-i Islam, a minor Muslim sect, established in Lahore in April 1914, with five incumbents to date.
The word Emir is also used less formally for leaders in certain contexts, for example the leader of a group of pilgrims to Mecca is called an emir hadji, a style sometimes used by ruling princes (as a mark of Muslim piety), sometimes awarded in their name.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Emir   (839 words)

  
 Wikipedia: Emir
Emir (also sometimes rendered as Amir or Ameer) is a title of nobility historically used in Islamic nations of the Middle East and North Africa.
The word emir is also used less formally for leaders in certain contexts, for example the leader of a group of pilgrims to Mecca is called an emir hadji.
Emir is also the term used by the Kuwaiti al-Sabah dynasty to refer to their ruling monarch since their independence on June 19, 1961.
www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/e/em/emir.html   (237 words)

  
 Emir
Amir (also sometimes rendered as '''Emir''' or '''Ameer''', (Arabic : arأمير ''ArabDINʾamÄ«run'' "commander") is a high title of nobility or office, historically used in Islamic nations of the Middle East, North Africa, and the Turkic world, among others.
Originally simply meaning commander or leader, usually in reference to a group of people, it came to be used as a title of governors or rulers, usually in smaller states, and in modern Arabic usually renders the English word 'prince'.
Another meaning of the word emir is " prince " (specifically, the male descendant of a sovereign).
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Emir is also the title of the religious leader (without political power) of the Ahmadiyya anjuman ishaat-i Islam, a minor Muslim sect, established in Lahore in April 1914, with five incumbents to date.
The word Emir is also used less formally for leaders in certain contexts, for example the leader of a group of pilgrims to Mecca is called an emir hadji, a style sometimes used by ruling princes (as a mark of Muslim piety), sometimes awarded in their name.
Emir is also a common Muslim male name of Arab and non-Arab Muslims (see also Azra), taken from Arabic just as the Western name Rex ("king") is borrowed from Latin.
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 Amir
Emir (Arabic: أمير; amīr, ãmir, "commander" or "general", later also "prince"; also transliterated as amir, aamir or ameer) is a high title of nobility or office, used in Arabic nations of the Middle East and North Africa, and historically, in some Turkic states.
Emir is also the title of the religious leader (without political power) of the Ahmadiyya anjuman ishaat-i Islam, a minor Muslim sect, established in Lahore in April 1914, with five incumbents to date.
The word Emir is also used less formally for leaders in certain contexts, for example the leader of a group of pilgrims to Mecca is called an emir hadji, a style sometimes used by ruling princes (as a mark of Muslim piety), sometimes awarded in their name.
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 Emir
Centuries after the time of Muhammad it became used in a wider range of contexts, such as the title used by chieftains of Bedouins of Arabia and by nobles and officials of the Ottoman Empire.
Another meaning of the word "emir" is prince, specifically, the male descendant of a sovereign, as in the sultanate of the Maldives (besides the native title Manippulu).
Emir is also a common Muslim male name in Bosnia (see also Azra), taken from Arabic, just as the Latin Rex ('king') in the West.
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Emir is holding the monograph of the religious leader (without political power) of the Ahmadiyya anjuman ishaat-i Islam, a paltry Muslim sect, originated in Lahore in April 1914, with five incumbents to date.
The colloquy Emir is holding used subordinate formally for managers in conjecturing contexts, for integument antiquity the leader of a mishmash of pilgrims to Mecca is hailed an emir hadji, a behavior generally used by ruling princes (as a splotch of Muslim piety), generally scholarshiped in their name.
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The word emir is also used less formally for leaders in certain contexts, for example the leader of a group of pilgrims to Mecca Mecca is called an "emir hadji".
Emir is also the term used by the Kuwaiti Kuwaiti al-Sabah dynasty al-Sabah dynasty to refer to their ruling monarch monarch since their independence on June 19 June 19, 1961 1961.
In Arabic Arabic, another meaning of the word "emir" is prince prince, specifically, the male descendant of a sovereign sovereign.
www.biodatabase.de /Emir   (313 words)

  
 American School of Doha | Life in Qatar
For most of its recorded history, Qatar has been dominated by the Al-Thani family, who arrived in the mid-18th century, when Qatar was already well established as a pearling centre, and became the peninsula's rulers about 100 years later.
Qatar's oil reserves were not huge, but the country's tiny population had plenty of cash to go around.
In June 1995 Emir Shaikh Khalifa was unexpectedly deposed by his son Hamad, until then the crown prince and defense minister, in a bloodless coup.
www.asd.edu.qa /pages/sitepage.cfm?page=43718   (969 words)

  
 homepage/regional geography
Therefore, large sections of Saudi Arabia's boundaries with Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, and with Qatar are not defined (1996 CIA World Factbook).
Qatar was under Bahrain's control until the Ottoman Turks took power (1872-1915).
East of Qatar is a loose federation of seven city-states once known as the Trucial States.
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 Hotels in Dubai - Cranley Reports
Cranley now lists most 5 star hotels in UAE and most 4 star hotels in UAE with free hotel reports providing detailed hotel information, independent ratings and hotel reviews including many photos, to a level not seen before in the world of independent travel.
Some excellently located UAE budget hotels are also listed such as the Novotel and Ibis hotel which are located immediately adjacent to the World Trade Centre in Dubai.
The Emirates are bordered to the north by the Arabian Gulf and Musandam Peninsula, to the southeast by Oman, to the south and west by Saudi Arabia and to the northwest by Qatar.
www.cranley.com /hotels/Middle-East/United-Arab-Emirates/Emirate-List/Dubai-test.shtml   (3921 words)

  
 The Arab Gulf States — www.greenwood.com
This book opens with an interesting question: Why do monarchies, which seem to be dying out everywhere else, thrive in the Middle East?
Peterson illustrates his argument with detailed case studies of political institutions in Kuwait and Bahrain and with looser comparisons of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, and Saudi Arabia.
Lucid writing and fascinating anecdotes make the text accessible to undergraduates interested in the Gulf, modernization, or democratization in the Third World.
www.greenwood.com /catalog/C2881.aspx   (432 words)

  
 WHKMLA : History of Qatar, ToC
UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, from Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth
Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Qatar, from Kirken i Norge
List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions by Qatar, from ILO, 4 docs.
www.zum.de /whkmla/region/arabworld/xqatar.html   (349 words)

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