Sirdar

Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Egyptian Army
Sirdar
Longest serving
Sir Reginald Wingate

1899 – 1916
ResidenceSirdaria
Formation21 December 1882
First holderSir Evelyn Wood
Final holderSir Charlton Spinks
Abolished12 January 1937
Superseded byChief of the General Staff

The rank of Sirdar (Arabic: سردار) – a variant of Sardar – was assigned to the British Commander-in-Chief of the British-controlled Egyptian Army in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1] The Sirdar resided at the Sirdaria, a three-block-long property in Zamalek which was also the home of British military intelligence in Egypt.[2]

  1. ^ "Sirdar". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  2. ^ Raafat, Samir (2001-02-15). "The Sirdaria". Cairo Times. Retrieved 2012-07-02.