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Z-Airways and Services
Z-Airways and Services is an airline based in Bangladesh. Code Data ICAO Code: ZAWCallsign: Zed Air Lists of Aircraft | Aircraft manufacturers | Aircraft engines | Aircraft engine manufacturers | Airlines | Air forces | Aircraft weapons | Missiles | Timeline of aviation ..
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 from 1958 to 1963, popularly known as al-za'im to refer to the leaders of Lebanese sectarian groups, militias, or other important traditional p..
Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah
Begum Zaib-un-Nissa (Zeb-un-Nissa, Zaibunnissa, Zaibun Nisa, Zaibunisa, Zaib-un-Nisa, Zebunnissa, Zeb-un-Nisa) Hamidullah (December 25, 1921 - September 10, 2000) was a pioneer of Pakistani literature and journalism in English, and also a pioneer of feminism in Pakistan. She was Pakistan's first ..
Zaibatsu
is a Japanese term meaning "wealthy clique" or conglomerate. Zaibatsu was used in the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century to refer to large family controlled banking and industrial combines. The four major zaibatsu have a history that goes back to the Edo period. The four major zaib..
Zaibunnisa Street
Zaibunnisa (Zebunnissa, Zaib-un-Nissa) Street is a famous and historic street in Karachi. Located in Saddar, at the heart of the city, it is one of Karachi's oldest streets. It was originally known as Elphinstone Street, in honour of a British official. In 1970, its name was changed to 'Zaibunnisa..
Zaide
Zaide can also mean "Grandfather" in Yinglish. Zaide is an unfinished opera, K. 344, written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1780. Emperor Joseph II, in 1778, was in the process of setting up an opera company for the purpose of performing German opera. One condition required of the composer to join t..
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez is a Mexico born actress whose break out role was the 1984 film El Norte. Gutiérrez attended the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, with honors, in Dramatic Literature and Theater. Her graduate work includes Theater Directing ..
Zaidiyyah
Zaidiyya (Arabic: الزيدية az-Zaydiyya, Zaidi or sometimes Zaydi; occasionally called Fivers in the West). Followers of the Zaidi fiqh are called Zaidis however there is also a group called the Zaidi Wasītī (see below). Zaydism is a Shīˤa maðhab (sect, school) named after Imām Zayd ib..
Zaidpur
Zaidpur is a town in the district of Barabanki, State of Uttar Pradesh in India. Zaidpur was established by immigrants from Medina, Saudi Arabia. It is named after Syed Zaid Shahsawar Ibn Syed Abduallah, whose descendants inhabited the town. Zaidpur was one of the Talukas of Awadh. The Last Taluk..
Zaid Abdul-Aziz
Zaid Abdul-Aziz (born as Donald A. Smith on April 7, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former professional basketball player. The 6'9" Abdul-Aziz starred at Iowa State University before being drafted by the NBA's Cincinnati Royals in 1968. He played ten seasons in the league as a member of the Royal..
Zaid al-Rifai
Zaid al-Rifai served as Prime Minister of Jordan twice (May 26, 1973 - July 13, 1976) and (April 4, 1985 and April 27, 1989). His Second Prime Minstery is the longest in Jordanian History, he held the title for 4 years and 23 days. His total time in the position is 7 years, 2 months and 11 days, aga..
Zaid ibn Shaker
Field Marshal Prince Zaid Ibn Shaker (1934 - 30 August, 2002) (Arabic: الأمير زيد بن شاكر) served as commander in chief of the Jordanian Military for more than twelve years and Prime Minister of Jordan three times. Field Marshal General of the Army Sharif Zaid ibn Shakir, a cousin of..
Zaid Shakir
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Zaifeng, 2nd Prince Chun
Zaifeng, the 2nd Prince Chun in Qing Imperial Robes The 2nd Prince Chun (Chinese: 醇親王) (February 12, 1883 - February 3, 1951) was born Zaifeng (Chinese: 載灃; Wade-Giles: Tsai-feng), of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro clan (the Qing imperial family ruling over China). ..
Zaiger's Genetics
Zaiger's Genetics, of Modesto, California, is a company internationally acclaimed for their prolific tree fruit breeding enterprise. Their slogan is "a family organized to improve fruit worldwide". Floyd Zaiger is joined in the company by his wife Betty, daughter Leith, and sons Gary and Grant. Th..
Zaikaku Kin
Zaikaku Kin (金 在鶴 Kin Zaikaku; 1938 - ) a.k.a. Kozaburo Kanayama (金山 耕三朗 Kanayama Kozaburo) is the kumicho (組長 Godfather) of the Seventh Sakaume-gumi (七代目酒梅組), a yakuza gang based in Osaka, Japan. ..
Zaikonospassky monastery
Saviour Cathedral in 1883. The Zaikonospassky monastery (Заиконоспасский монастырь in Russian) is a male monastery in Kitai-gorod, Moscow, just one block away from the Kremlin. It was founded in 1600 by Boris Godunov. At first called "Saviour the Old", the cloister gr..
Zaiko Langa Langa
Zaiko Langa Langa concert poster Zaiko Langa Langa has been one of the hottest and most popular bands in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since its formation in the early seventies (when Congo was still called Zaire), through the eighties and the nineties and into the new millennium...
Zail Singh
Giani Zail Singh Date of Birth: 5 May, 1916 Date of Death: 25 December, 1994 President of India Tenure Order: 7th President Took Office: 25 July, 1982 Left Office: 25 July, 1987 Predecessor: Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Successor: Ramaswamy Venkataraman Giani Zail Singh (Punjabi..
Zaimis
Here were two historical Prime Ministers of Greece and his relatives that had the name Zaimis (Greek: Ζαΐμης): Alexandros Zaimis (prime minister of Greece five times in the late 1890s and the early-20th century)Andreas Zaimis, a Greek minister, a soldier for the Greek War of Independence and ..
Zaimukhts
The Zaimukhts are a Pashtun tribe living on the northwest frontier of Pakistan, to the south of the Orakzais. ..
Zaim Imamović
Zaim Imamović (born 26 August 1920 in Mrkonjić Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina, died 2 February 1994 in Sarajevo) was a very popular sevdalinka performer and was many considered him the best sevdalinka performer ever. He was born in Mrkonjić Grad and after a year his family moved to Travnik and the..
Zain
Zain can refer to: Zayin, the seventh letter in several Semitic alphabetsAli ibn Husayn, the fourth Shi'a ImamZain Bhikha, a South African artistZain-ul-Abdin, a ruler of KashmirZain Verjee, a TV anchor for CNN International This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of article..
Zain-ul-Abdin
Zain-ul-Abidin (ruled 1420-1470) was famed as a just ruler of Kashmir. External link [Essay by Mohan Lal Koul] ..
Zain-ul-Abidin
Sultan Zain-ul-abidin, son of Sultan Sikander, was the king of Kashmir from 1420-1470. External links [Sultan Zain-ul-abidin] ..
Zainab Al Askari
Zainab Al-Askari (Arabic: ) is a Bahraini actress popular in the Gulf. She has starred in and produced several shows for television. Although a Bahraini national who has acted in several Bahraini productions, she has appeared as one of the main characters in several Kuwaiti and Saudi Ara..
Zainab Bahrani
Zainab Bahrani (Arabic: زينب بحرانى ) is Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Art and Archaeology at Columbia University. Career A native of Baghdad, Iraq, she was educated in Europe and the United States. She received her Master of Arts and doctoral degrees (Ph.D. 1989) in art history and a..
Zainab bint Muhammad
This is a sahaba of Muhammad While Sunnis and some Shi'a view Zainab as the daughter of Muhammad and Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, some Shia and non-Muslim argue she is the daughter of Khadijah's assumed previous husband, see Genealogy of Khadijas daughters. Married to Abu al-Aas ibn al-Rabiah prior to..
Zainab Kamel Ali
Zainab Kamel Ali is a member of the standing committee for the African Union's Economic, Social and Cultural Council representing Eastern Africa. ..
Zainichi
Zainichi (在日) is a Japanese term for "residing in Japan." Zainichi Korean (在日朝鮮人, Korean residents of Japan)Zainichi Beigun (在日米軍, United States Forces Japan) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an re..
Zainichi Korean
Zainichi (在日) is short for "Zainichi Chōsenjin" (Koreans/Chosun people in Japan, 在日朝鮮人, 재일조선인) or "Zainichi Kankokujin" (South Koreans in Japan, 在日韓国人, 재일한국인), meaning the Korean residents of Japan. Strictly speaking, the term refers only to long term, ..
Zainsk
Zainsk is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. It is located at around [55°19′9″N, 52°3′45″E]. Cities and towns in the Republic of Tatarstan ..
Zainul Abedin
Rebel cow, a painting by Abedin Zainul Abedin (Bangla: জয়নুল আবেদিন) (1914-1976) was an artist from Bangladesh. Like many of his contemporaries, he was born in undivided India, and lived through the creation of Pakistan and finally the emergence of independent Banglade..
Zain Bhikha
Zain Bikha is a South African singer. He has written many religious albums concerning Islam, singing both solo and as part of a group. Biography Zain Bhikha was born on the 9 August 1974 in Pretoria, South Africa to parents Rashid and Mariam Bhikha. The only son, with three sisters, Zain showed a..
Zain Ul Abedin
Zain Ul Abedin (born in 1978) is a Tajik held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba. [Meet the world's most dangerous terrorists], Infowars, March 7 2006 Abedin was captured on July 3 2003 near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan.[Meet the world's..
Zain Verjee
Zain Verjee Zain Verjee (born February 11, 1974) is a TV anchor for CNN and is based in Washington DC. She reports on international news developments for The Situation Room, which airs on CNN/U.S. daily from 4-6 P.M. and 7-8 P.M. Eastern Time. Until 2006, she was co-anchor of CNN Internation..
Zaio
Zaio is a municipality located in the Moroccan province of Nador. On January 1, 2005 Zaio had a total population of 32,000. The total area is ---.-- km². Some pictures Image:Zaio 3.jpg|A view of the center of the municipality of Zaio Image:Zaio 1.jpg|Another view of the center of the municipal..
Zaion: I Wish You Were Here
|} Zaion: I Wish You Were Here is a Science Fiction anime OVA about the spread of a deadly virus called M34 brought to Earth by a meteorite. The Virus manifests itself by mutating humans into powerful and deadly monsters. To combat this threat, the organisations CURE and NOA are established. NOA ..
Zaira
Zaira is a tragedia lirica, or tragic opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini (1829), from a libretto by Felice Romani based on the tragedy Zaïre (1732) by Voltaire. It received its first performance at the Teatro Ducale, Parma, on the 16th May, 1829. The opera was a failure at its premiere and Bel..
Zaire
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. History of DR Congo Early historyMigration & statesColonisationStanley (1867-1885)Congo Free StateLeopold II (1885-1908)Belgian Congo(1908-1960)Congo CrisisFirst Republic (1960-1965)ZaireMobutu (1965-1996)First Congo WarKabila's rise (1996-1998)Second Co..
Zairean zaire
The zaïre was the currency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and then of the Republic of Zaïre from 1967 until 1997. It replaced the franc at an exchange rate of 1 zaïre = 1000 francs and was itself replaced by the new zaïre at an exchange rate of 1 new zaïre = 3,000,000 old zaïres in 19..
Zaireeka
Zaireeka (a combination of the words Zaire and Eureka) is the eighth album by The Flaming Lips, consisting entirely of experimental music and was released in 1997. It is composed of four CDs designed to be played simultaneously on four different systems. Of course, the discs may be played in comb..
Zaire (disambiguation)
Zaire is the former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Zaire may also mean: Zaire Province, of AngolaCongo River, once the "Zaire River"Zairean zaire, former currencyZaire (play), by VoltaireThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the s..
Zaire (province)
Zaire is one of the 18 provinces of Angola. It occupies 40,130 square kilometres in the north west of the country and has a population of approximately 600,000. It has a tropical climate. M'Banza Kongo is the capital of the province. Municipalities Soyo, Tomboco, N'Zeto, Noqui, and Cuimba. Ci..
Zaire at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Zaire competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona under the IOC country code ZAI. It was the fourth appearance of the African nation, which made its debut in 1968. Eight years later, in Sydney (2000), the country entered under its new name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Zaire 0 ..
Zaire at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Zaire competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia under the IOC country code ZAI. It was the fifth appearance of the African nation, which made its debut in 1968, and the last under the name of Zaire. In Sydney (2000) the nation entered under its new name, the Democratic Republic of ..
Zaisu
A is a unique form of Japanese chair which has no legs, but has a normal chair back. It is generally used by people who require more back support than the traditional kneeling that method most Japanese people use for sitting. Zaisu are not particually expensive, but are not commonplace in Japan. ..
Zaitsev's rule
Zaitsev's rule or Saytzeff's rule named after A. N. Zaitsev is a rule in chemistry that states: If more than one alkene can be formed by an elimination reaction, the more stable alkene is the major product. In general, the compound that has a more highly substituted C=C double bond is more stable du..
Zaiyuan, 6th Prince Yi
Zaiyuan (Chinese: 載垣), 6th Prince Yi (died 1861), of the Manchu imperial Aisin-Gioro clan, plotted against Empress Dowager Cixi during a power struggle in the Qing Dynasty and was sentenced to commit suicide. He was the fifth generation descendant of Yinxiang, the 13th son of the Kangxi Emperor..
Zaizen Naomi
Zaizen Naomi (財前直見; b. 10 January 1966 in Oita, Oita Prefecture) is a Japanese actress. Filmography 極道の妻たち 三代目姐 (Gokudo no onna-tachi: San-daime ane; 1989)愛と平成の..
Zai sheng yuan
"Zhai Sheng Yuan" is a Mandarin phrase that means to be reborn close to someone in the next life because of a fierce, inter-soul connection between the two of you that was formed in the life before. The word "Yuan" literally means a spiritual bond between two individuals, and "Zai Sheng" means to be..
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