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In [[Egypt]] the vizier was in charge of the entire operation of the government and the position was often hereditary; at various times he was also the [[High Priest]].  

In [[Egypt]] the vizier was in charge of the entire operation of the government and the position was often hereditary; at various times he was also the [[High Priest]].  

''The chief advisor and administrator of the Pharaoh, was the Tjaty, the Vizier or Prime Minister. The position of tjaty or vizier was in existence by the beginning of the Third Dynasty, the start of the Old Kingdom. The earliest-known holder of the title was named Menka, mentioned on a number of ink inscriptions on a stone vessel found beneath the Step Pyramid of Djoser Netjerikhet.  The vizier had authority and power that were second only to the Pharaoh, and sometimes perhaps rivaled the Pharaoh's authority.'' <ref> [http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/government/vizier.htm The Vizier] </ref>

''The chief advisor and administrator of the Pharaoh, was the Tjaty, the Vizier or Prime Minister. The position of tjaty or vizier was in existence by the beginning of the Third Dynasty, the start of the Old Kingdom. The earliest-known holder of the title was named Menka, mentioned on a number of ink inscriptions on a stone vessel found beneath the Step Pyramid of Djoser Netjerikhet.  The vizier had authority and power that were second only to the Pharaoh, and sometimes perhaps rivaled the Pharaoh's authority.'' <ref>[http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/government/vizier.htm The Vizier]</ref>

Aladdin deals with a fictional Grand Vizier in the [[Arabian Nights]].  

Aladdin deals with a fictional Grand Vizier in the [[Arabian Nights]].