Sentence examples for representative of the sultan from inspiring English sources

A representative of the sultan denies this was the purpose.

The grand vizier was the absolute representative of the sultan, whose signet ring he kept as an insignia of office.

Tangier, though it had a Spanish-speaking population of 40,000, received a special international administration under a mandūb, or a representative of the sultan.

The emirate was governed by the representative of the sultan of Sokoto (a town 160 miles [258 km] west) as well as the local emir.

A representative of the Sultan was instructed to be present at the dig to examine the objects as they were uncovered.

Local governance is carried out by a combination of traditional wālīs (representatives of the sultan) and by more recently established municipal councils.

A Downing Street spokesman said: "Charles Powell is special representative to the Sultan of Brunei and, in that role, he discusses a wide range of bilateral issues and regional issues".

In particular, he derived from early Islamic precept and practice the idea of a representative assembly that could check the unbridled power of the sultan and his ministers.

The experience convinced Midhat of the necessity of a permanent check upon the power of the sultan, such as could be provided by a representative assembly that would give ministers a basis of support independent of the sultan.

Sent to the palace of the sultan, he gained the intercession of one of the sultan's wives.

I must have been thinking of the Sultan of Brunei.