- Za'im
Za'im is an Arabic word meaning "leader" or "boss". It is occasionally used in English with two meanings:
* to refer to Abd al-Karim Qasim, President of
Iraq from1958 to1963 , popularly known as "al-za'im"* to refer to the leaders of Lebanese sectarian groups, militias, or other important traditional political leaders corresponding to some degree to what are often termed
notable s in writing on theMiddle East .
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