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Amir (also spelled Ameer or Emir, Arabic: أمير‎‎, Turkish: Emir, Persian: امير‎‎, Hebrew: אמיר‎‎, [aːmˈiːr]) is a masculine name with three meanings, one is Arabic/Hebraic origin derived from the three letters AMR which means 'to give orders' or a "Prince". The title Emir in Arabic, which is essentially the same word as Amir, therefore means: "one who gives orders".

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It also means summit of a tree in Hebrew or a pile of harvested wheat (עמיר); and other one in Persian is pronounced in the same way but it has a different meaning, it consists of two parts; "A" which means "Un" and "mir" which is the root of the verb "Mordan مُرَدن" (to die), so Amir in Persian means "the one who [his spirit and his memory] will never die".

Notable persons with the name include:

Given name

  • Al-Amir bi-Ahkami l-Lah, tenth Fatimid Caliph and recognised as the 20th imam by the Mustaali Ismaili Shi'a sect
  • Amir Khan, Hindustani classical vocalist
  • Amir Khan, British professional boxer, of Pakistani origin
  • Amir Khosrow Afshar (born 1919, date of death unknown), Iranian diplomat
  • Ameer Ali, Australian economist and community leader
  • Amir Bagheri, Iranian chess grandmaster
  • Amir Blumenfeld American comedian/actor
  • Ameer Bux Bhutto, Pakistani politician
  • Amir Celestin (born 1990), plays for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
  • Amir Derakh, American musician
  • Amir Eshel, Commander in Chief of the Israeli Air Force
  • Amir Farshad Ebrahimi, former member of Ansar-e Hezbollah and currently a peace and human rights activist living in Germany
  • Amir Gal-Or, Israeli businessman and the managing partner of Infinity Group
  • Amir Ganiel, former Israeli swimming champion and record holder in swimming
  • Amir Ghalenoei, Iranian football coach and former player
  • Abdul Ameer Yousef Habeeb, Iraqi journalist
  • Amir Haddad (born 1984), Israeli French singer and songwriter
  • Amir Hamed, Uruguayan writer and translator of Lebanese descent
  • Amir Hasheaami, Iranian footballer
  • Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Iranian economist and politician
  • Amir Johnson, American basketball player
  • Amir Kabir, aka Mirza Taghi Khan Amir-Nezam, Atabak and Amir-e Nezam; chief minister to Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (Shah of Persia)
  • Amir Karić, Bosnian-Slovenian footballer
  • Amir Reza Khadem, Iranian wrestler
  • Amir Khan (British boxer), English boxer
  • Amir Khusrow, Indian iconic musician, scholar and poet
  • Amir Kror Suri, aka Jahan Pahlawan, Pashtun national history figure and a governor of Mandesh in Ghor
  • Amir Mohebbian, Iranian politician, journalist and political analyst
  • Amir Mohebi, Iranian footballer
  • Amir Mokri, Iranian cinematographer
  • Amir Nachumi, Israeli Air Force general
  • Amir Naderi, Iranian film director
  • Amir Ohana, Israeli politician
  • Amir Peretz, Moroccan-born Israeli politician
  • Amir Hossein Rabii (died 9 April 1979), Iranian Air Force commander
  • Amir Sadollah, American mixed martial artist
  • Amir Slama, Brazilian fashion designer
  • Amir Spahić, Bosnian footballer
  • Ameer Sultan, Tamil film director
  • Amir Vahedi (1961–2010), Iranian-born American professional poker player
  • Amir Mirza Hekmati, alleged American CIA operative

    • Middle name

  • Mohammad Amir Khatam (1920–1975), commander of the Iranian air force
  • Tengku Amir Hamzah (1911–1946), Indonesian poet

    • Surname

  • Abdel Hakim Amer, Egyptian military commander during the Six-Day War
  • Eldad Amir (born 1961), Israeli Olympic competitive sailor
  • Eli Amir (born 1937), Israeli writer
  • Menashe Amir, Israeli Persian-language broadcaster
  • Nina Amir, Israeli Olympic sports sailor
  • Yigal Amir, assassin of Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin
  • Mohammad Amir, Pakistani cricketer banned for spot-fixing

    • References

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