A vizier (Persian: وزير) (sometimes spelled vazir, vizir, vasir, wazir, vesir, or vezir [1]) is a high-ranking political (and sometimes religious) advisor or minister, often to ...
The Egyptian title of tjaty is equivalent to a vizier and can be attested to since ancient Egypt's 2nd Dynasty (2890-2686 BC) from inscribed stone vessels found beneath the Step ...