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See also Vizier. A Vizier ( - wazīr) (sometimes also spelled Vazir Vizir Vasir Wazir Vesir, or Vezir - grammatical vowel changes are common in many western Asian

Grand Vizier, Sadr-ı Azam (Sadrazam) or Serdar-ı Ekrem (in Ottoman Turkish: صدر اعظم or وزیر اعظم), deriving from the originally Persian word "Vizier" (وزير) was the greatest minister of the Sultan with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissable only by the Sultan himself. Ottoman Turkish (Osmanlıca or tr ''Osmanlı Türkçesi'' Ottoman Turkish ota-Latn ''lisân-ı Osmânî'' is the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the A Vizier ( - wazīr) (sometimes also spelled Vazir Vizir Vasir Wazir Vesir, or Vezir - grammatical vowel changes are common in many western Asian Sultan (سلطان is an Islamic title with several historical meanings A power of attorney (POA or letter of attorney in Common law systems or Mandate in civil law systems is an authorization to He held the imperial seal and he could convene all other viziers to attend to affairs of the state, their whole conference being called "Kubbealtı viziers" (viziers of (under) the dome) in reference to the architecture of their meeting place.

Etymology

Grand Vizier, Vazīr-e Azam, is also the official Urdu title of the Pakistani Prime Minister (Ministers are titled "vizier"). Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and

During the nascent phases of the Ottoman state, "Vizier" was the only title used. The first of these Ottoman Viziers who was titled "Grand Vizier" was Çandarlı Kara Halil Hayreddin Pasha. Çandarlı Kara Halil Hayreddin Pasha was the first vizier of Murad I 's reign the first in Ottoman history who held the title " Grand Vizier " The purpose in instituting the title "Grand Vizier" was to distinguish the holder of the Sultan's seal from other viziers who seconded him. The initially more frequently used title of "vezir-i âzam" was gradually replaced by "sadrazam", both meaning grand vizier in practice. Throughout Ottoman history, the grand viziers have also been termed under such titles as "sadr-ı âlî (high vizier)", "vekil-i mutlak (absolute attorney)", "sâhib-i devlet (holder of the state)" ,serdar- ekrem , serdar-ı azam and "zât-ı âsafî (vizierial person)".

In the Köprülü Era (1656–1703) the Empire was controlled by a series of powerful grand viziers. The Köprülü era (1656-1703 was the period which Ottoman Empire 's politics were set by the Grand Viziers mainly the Köprülü family, which was Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The relative ineffectiveness of the coming sultans and the diffusion of power to lower levels of the government was behind of the Köprülü Era.

After the Tanzimat period of the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century, the grand viziers came to assume a role more similar to that of the prime minister of contemporary Western monarchies. The Tanzimat ( Ottoman Turkish: تنظيمات meaning reorganization of the Ottoman Empire, was a period of reformation that began in 1839 The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation.