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• n  the leader of an Arab village or family

• sheik
• sheikh
• tribal sheikh
• Arab chief

News & Articles

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• Trying to End Rifts, Syria Opposition in Exile Elects President
  The group’s new president, Ahmad Jarba, is a tribal sheik from northeastern Syria and is seen as close to the government of Saudi Arabia.
  July 6, 2013 - New York Times