The Grand Vizier of the the Gurkani Sultanate (Persian: Vezir-i Azam or Sadr-ı Azam (Sadrazam); Persian: صدر اعظم or وزیر اعظم) was the de facto prime minister of the Sultan in the Gurkani Sultanate, with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissible only by the sultan himself.. He held the imperial seal and could convene all other viziers to attend to affairs of the state in the Imperial Council; with the conferences generally held at the Golden Fort in Isfahan.
During the nascent phases of the Gurkani state, "Vizier" was the only title used. The first of these Gurkani Viziers who was titled "Grand Vizier" was Muhammad Mu'min Khan (also known as Muhammad Mu'min the Elder). The purpose in instituting the title "Grand Vizier" was to distinguish the holder of the Sultan's seal from other viziers. The initially more frequently used title of vezir-i âzam was gradually replaced by sadrazam, both meaning grand vizier in practice. Throughout Gurkani history, the grand viziers have also been termed vezir-ı bâlî ('high vizier'), dastan-i mutlak ('absolute attorney'), darnada-i daulat ('holder of the state'), bakhshanda-ı amumi ('gracious general'), buzurg amumi ('grand general'), and and nakhsat vezir, literally "prime minister" in Persian.
