Mansur

British

/ mænˈsʊə /

noun

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

Mansur was five years old when he first saw Mr Jabbar.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2024

Fixing this, Dr Mansur said, was his top priority, but he warned it would take years and the country would need more financial support, including another IMF bailout.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2024

Dr Mansur said he was in conversation with the body to "augment" and "front load" this amount by an additional $3bn.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2024

The only voices now were the murmured words of Mansur and Anis as they bent over Qutuz's body.

From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Shea, Robert

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