Emir is all about Amelia (Frenscheska Farr). Amelia hails from Ilocos and she is forced to find work abroad to provide for her family. Amelia leaves her family and everything she loves behind. Amelia applies as a nanny and is lucky enough to be the caretaker of the Sheiks pregnant wife. Later on, Amelia is given appointed nanny of the Sheiks first born son Ahmed. Through the years, Amelia will not only see Ahmed grow to a boy but she will also learn more about lifes trials and tribulations, struggles of lonely worker in a foreign country.