What rank did Daniel hold in Babylon and in the Medo-Persian empire?
Daniel was second man in Babylon, and after the Medes and Persians overran Babylon, he became second man again in the Medo-Persian empire. He was a Jew, and it was not unusual for a Jew to be incorporated into the government of Gentile nations.
Les explains that Daniel was the second man in Babylon and, even after the Medes and Persians overran Babylon, he ended up second man again in the next empire, the Medes and Persians. Les points out that it was not unusual for a Jew to be incorporated into the government of various Gentile nations, and he compares this to modern examples such as the head of the Federal Reserve Board and Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury during Roosevelt's administration, both Jews, showing a natural acumen for money and business.