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Emin Pasha
Emin Pasha (محمد امین پاشا), born Eduard Schnitzer, was a German-born physician and explorer appointed governor of Equatoria in Sudan in 1878, later relieved by Stanley's expedition.
Emin Pasha Relief Expedition
The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition (1886–1890) was a British expedition led by Henry Morton Stanley across Africa to relieve Emin Pasha, governor of Equatoria, threatened by Mahdist forces.
Emin Toro
Emin Toro (Besnik) is a US Tax Court judge, born 1974 in Tirana, Albania; former Covington & Burling partner and Clarence Thomas clerk, sworn in October 18, 2019 for a term ending October 17, 2034.
Emina
"Emina" is a love poem by Aleksa Šantić, published in 1902 and dedicated to Emina Sefić of Mostar; as a song it became a famous sevdalinka.
Emina Jahović
Emina Jahović (Serbian Cyrillic: Емина Јаховић), also known as Emina Sandal, is a Serbian pop singer from Novi Pazar who built a career across Serbia and Turkey.
Emine Erdoğan
Emine Erdoğan, née Gülbaran and born in 1955, is the first lady of Türkiye, wife of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, known for the Zero Waste Project honored by the UN in 2022.
Eminem
Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III), Detroit rapper and Slim Shady alter ego creator; top-selling hip-hop artist, 15 Grammys, Oscar for Lose Yourself, Rock Hall 2022.
Eminem albums discography
Eminem albums discography: the Detroit rapper Marshall Mathers III's catalog, from Infinite (1996) and The Slim Shady LP (1999) through The Marshall Mathers LP (25 million sold) to The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) (2024), his 12th studio album.
Eminem singles discography
Eminem singles discography: the American rapper's standalone single releases from "Just Don't Give a Fuck" (1997) to "Houdini" (2024), including 389 million singles sold, 166 million RIAA single certifications, and 11 UK number-one singles.
Eminence Front
"Eminence Front" is a 1982 song by The Who, written and sung by Pete Townshend, from the album It's Hard; a US single peaking at #68 on the Billboard Hot 100, about drug-fueled grandiosity, later the Dallas Mavericks intro music.
Éminence grise
Éminence grise (grey eminence), a behind-the-scenes power holder; coined for Père Joseph, Capuchin adviser to Cardinal Richelieu; first French use 1702, English 1838.
Eminent domain
Eminent domain, also called expropriation or compulsory acquisition, is the government's power to take private property for public use. In the US it is bounded by the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause requiring just compensation (fair market value) and a public use, as shaped by Kohl, Berman, and Kelo.
Eminescu (Mercurian crater)
Eminescu, a 125-km peak-ring impact crater on Mercury at 10.79°N, 245.87°W, named for Romanian poet Mihail Eminescu; young Kuiperian-age basin with hollows on its central peaks.
Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club
Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club (ファミコン探偵倶楽部 笑み男) is a 2024 Nintendo Switch adventure game, the first new Famicom Detective Club entry in 35 years, developed internally at Nintendo under Yoshio Sakamoto and released August 29, 2024.
Emiplacel
Emiplacel (PLX-PAD) is an allogeneic, placenta-derived mesenchymal-like adherent stromal cell therapy (UNII DPX6XLD4X1) developed by Pluristem/Pluri, tested in phase III trials for critical limb ischemia and hip fracture muscle recovery.
Emir (أمير)
Emir (أمير, amir, ameer), Arabic for "commander," a title used for military commanders, governors, princes, and sovereign rulers such as the Amir of Qatar and Kuwait; distinct from sultan and the root of English "admiral."
Emir Çelebi
Emir Çelebi (امير چلبي), born Seyyid Mehmed in Edirne, was an Ottoman physician who rose to chief physician of Sultan Murad IV and wrote two Arabic medical works.
Emir Haydar
Emir Haydar (Амир Ҳайдар), also styled Amir Sayyid, was the ruler of the Emirate of Bukhara from 1800 to 1826 and the fourth Manghit ruler of the state.
Emir Khaled
Emir Khaled (الأمير خالد), born in Damascus in 1875, was an Algerian political leader under French colonial rule and a grandson of Emir Abd al-Qadir.
Emir Kusturica (Емир Кустурица)
Emir Kusturica (Емир Кустурица), born 1954 in Sarajevo, is a film director and musician, twice Palme d'Or winner at Cannes for When Father Was Away on Business (1985) and Underground (1995), founder of the Küstendorf festival and bassist of the No Smoking Orchestra.
Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra (group)
Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra is a Belgrade garage rock band formed from the Bosnian band Zabranjeno pušenje and led by filmmaker Emir Kusturica from 1999.
Emir of Qatar
Emir of Qatar: hereditary monarch and head of state from the Al Thani dynasty, ruling since the mid-19th century. Current emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (since 2013) holds legislative and executive powers, appoints the government, and directs Qatar's mediation foreign policy.
Emir Rodríguez Monegal
Emir Rodríguez Monegal was a Uruguayan literary critic and editor who shaped the Latin American boom and taught Latin American literature at Yale from 1969 until his death in 1985.
Emirate
Emirate: a territory ruled by an emir, from the Arabic amir. Historical examples include the Meccan emirate under sharifian rule; today the term names the seven member states of the UAE federation, each with its own ruler and local government.
Emirate of Abd al-Qadir
The Emirate of Abd al-Qadir (إمارة عبد القادر) was a state founded in western Algeria in 1832, when tribes proclaimed Abd al-Qadir amir to resist French conquest.
Emirate of Abu Dhabi (إمارة أبوظبي)
Emirate of Abu Dhabi (إمارة أبوظبي), largest of the seven UAE emirates, ruled by the Al Nahyan family; Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is Ruler and UAE President. Oil found 1958, federation 1971.
Emirate of Afghanistan
Emirate of Afghanistan (1823/1826–1926), ruled by the Barakzai dynasty from Dost Mohammad Khan to Amanullah Khan; survived Anglo-Afghan wars, gained independence in 1919, became a kingdom in 1926.
Emirate of Ajman (إمارة عجمان)
The Emirate of Ajman (إمارة عجمان) is the smallest of the seven emirates in the United Arab Emirates, founded in 1803 and governed by the Al Nuaimi family.
Emirate of Brakna
The Emirate of Brakna, also known as the Emirate of Awlad Abdallah, was a Hassani Arab emirate in southern Mauritania from the late 17th century until French occupation in 1904.
Emirate of Bukhara (امارت بخارا)
Emirate of Bukhara (امارت بخارا), Manghit-ruled Central Asian state, 1747/1785–1920, capital Bukhara; Russian protectorate from 1868, abolished by the Red Army in 1920 for the Bukharan People's Soviet Republic.