Vizier

High-ranking political advisor or minister

Historically, a vizier (Arabic: وزير, romanized: wazīr; Persian: وزیر, romanized: vazīr), also transliterated as wazir, is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in the countries of "greater Persia". The Abbasid caliphs gave the title wazir to a minister formerly called katib (secretary), who was at first merely a helper but afterwards became the representative and successor of the dapir (official scribe or secretary) of the Sasanian kings. In modern usage, the term has been used for government ministers in much of West Asia, South Asia, North Africa, and beyond.

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