Amir Barid I
Amir Barid I (امیر برید) was the second ruler of the Barid Shahi dynasty of Bidar, who governed from 1504 to 1542, first through puppet Bahmani sultans.
Amir Barid Shah III
Amir Barid Shah III (امیر برید شاہ سوم) was the last sultan of the Barid Shahi dynasty of Bidar, reigning from 1609 until 1619, when Bijapur annexed the kingdom.
Amir Barid's seizure of Bidar
Amir Barid's seizure of Bidar (امیر علی برید) was the Barid ministers' takeover of the Bahmani capital Bidar, completed when the last sultan fled in 1527.
Amir Ben Yahmed
Amir Ben Yahmed is a media executive, CEO of Jeune Afrique Media Group and founder of the Africa CEO Forum, the largest annual gathering of Africa's private sector.
Amir Chupan
Amir Chupan (چوپان), also written Choban, was a Mongol amir who became de facto ruler of the Ilkhanate of Persia from 1316 and founded the Chobanid dynasty.
Amir H. M. Ali
Amir H. M. Ali, also known as Amir Hatem Mahdy Ali, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in Washington, D.C. since 2024.
Amir Hamzah Azizan
Amir Hamzah Azizan is a Malaysian politician who serves as Minister of Finance II, leading Budget 2027 preparations, including nationwide consultation tours and public engagement sessions.
Amir Husayn (امیر حسین)
Amir Husayn (امیر حسین), Chagatai amir and ruler of Transoxiana, grandson of Qazaghan, Timur's brother-in-law and rival; defeated and killed at Balkh on 10 April 1370, enabling Timur's rise.
Amir ibn Abd Allah al-Asadi
Amir ibn Abd Allah al-Asadi was a Medinan hadith transmitter and ascetic of the Zubayrid house, unanimously graded trustworthy, who died around 126 AH (744 CE).
Amir ibn Rabi'a
Amir ibn Rabi'a (عامر بن ربيعة) was a companion of Muhammad and an early convert who performed both migrations, fought at Badr, and died in Medina.
Amir ibn Tahir
Amir ibn Tahir (عامر بن طاهر), regnal name al-Malik al-Zafir, was a Tahirid sultan of Yemen from 1454 until he was killed in battle against the Zaydis.
Amir II ibn Abd al-Wahhab
Amir II ibn Abd al-Wahhab (أمير بن عبد الوهاب), titled al-Malik al-Zafir, was the last sultan of Yemen's Tahirid dynasty, reigning from 1489 to 1517.
Amir Kabir
Amir Kabir (امیرکبیر), born Mirza Taqi Khan, was chief minister of Qajar Iran from 1848 to 1851, remembered for reforming the army and founding Dar al-Fonun.
Amir Kabir's reform edicts
Amir Kabir's reform edicts (فرمانهای اصلاحی امیرکبیر) were fiscal, administrative, military, and cultural reforms issued by grand vizier Amir Kabir in Qajar Iran, 1848 to 1851.
Amir Khan (Pindari)
Amir Khan (आमिर खान), born in the late 1760s at Sambhal, was a Pathan soldier of fortune who rose from Pindari-linked freebooter to founding Nawab of Tonk.
Amir Minai
Amir Minai (امیر مینائی) was an Urdu and Persian poet and scholar born in Lucknow in 1829, known for his naat poetry and the dictionary Amir-ul Lughat.
Amir Nashat
Amir Nashat is an entrepreneur partner at Polaris Partners in Boston, known for serving as the initial chief executive of several biotechnology companies he invests in.
Amir Ohana (אמיר אוחנה)
Amir Ohana (אמיר אוחנה), born 1976 in Beersheba, is a Likud politician and former Shin Bet official serving as Speaker of the Knesset since 2022; Israel's first openly gay minister and speaker.
Amir Shinar
Amir Shinar is an Israeli entrepreneur who co-founded the navigation app Waze in 2008 and was its vice president of R&D until Google bought it in 2013.
Amir Sjarifuddin
Amir Sjarifuddin, born Amir Sjarifoeddin Harahap, was an Indonesian politician who served as the republic's second prime minister from 1947 to 1948 and led the delegation at the Renville Agreement.
Amir Sufi
Amir Sufi is an American financial economist and professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, known for research linking household debt to the Great Recession.
Amir Taraghai
Amir Taraghai (Taraghay, Taragay) was the Barlas amir, devout Muslim, and father of Timur (Timur ibn Taraghai), founder of the Timurid dynasty; he died in 762 AH/1361 CE, before his son's rise, and is known mainly through his son.
Amir Zilberstein
Amir Zilberstein is a Managing Partner at Team8 who joined in 2020 to lead its Enterprise fund; he co-founded Claroty, Waterfall Security Solutions, and Gita Technologies.
Amira Mohamed Ali
Amira Mohamed Ali, born 1980 in Hamburg, is a German politician who has co-led the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) since 2024, after serving in the Bundestag.
AmirAli Talasaz
AmirAli Talasaz is an American biotechnology entrepreneur who co-founded Guardant Health, a Palo Alto liquid-biopsy company, and has served as its Co-Chief Executive Officer since August 2021.
Amirid dynasty
The Amirid dynasty (الدولة العامرية) was the line of chamberlains who in fact ruled the Umayyad caliphate of Cordoba from 978 to 1009, founded by al-Mansur and ending in the 1009 revolution of Cordoba.
Amirid regency
The Amirid regency (حجاب المنصور) was the de facto rule of the Umayyad caliphate of Cordoba by the chamberlains of Ibn Abi Amir, above all al-Mansur, from 978 to 1009.
Amis people
Amis people (阿美族; self-name Pangcah), Taiwan's largest officially recognized Indigenous group, about 235,000 people in 2025, living mainly in Hualien and Taitung; matrilineal society with male age classes and the ilisin Harvest Festival.
Amish
The Amish are a conservative Anabaptist Christian people who split from Swiss Mennonites in 1693 under Jakob Ammann, known for plain dress, horse-and-buggy travel, and the Ordnung.
Amish Desai
Amish Desai is an investor who joined Lightspeed Venture Partners in 2024 as a growth private equity partner, after closing over $20bn in tech buyout deals at Elliott Management.