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Mansur

British  
/ mænˈsʊə /

noun

  1. Abu Ja'far al- (ˈæbuː ˈdzæfə ˈæl). 712–75 ad , 2nd caliph of the Abbasid dynasty (754–75). He founded Baghdad (762) and made it the Islamic capital

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At the time, Mansur was complaining of a sore knee.

From BBC Dec. 5, 2024

That most romanticised generation led by a Nawab, Mansur Ali Khan of Pataudi, with its essentially amateur spirit was necessary.

From BBC Oct. 3, 2024

Dr Mansur also expects the government will need to inject $15-30bn to recapitalise some of Bangladesh’s Islamic banks which could effectively mean they will be nationalised.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2024

Dr Mansur, a veteran economist who spent three decades at the IMF, was named governor of Bangladesh Bank last week by the interim government headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2024

Shah Mansur, Prince of Fars, or the proper Persia, was one of the least powerful, but most dangerous, of his enemies.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Rossiter Johnson

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