Kuwait's Sheikh Nawaf, e.g. (4)

I believe the answer is:

emir

(Other definitions for emir that I've seen before include "Islamic ruler" , "Arab ruler" , "Eastern ruler in mire" , "Muslim chief" , "Middle-Eastern ruler" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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