Sirdar Explained

Post:Commander-in-Chief
Body:the Royal Egyptian Army
Native Name:Arabic: Sirdar
Residence:Sirdaria
Formation:21 December 1882
First:Sir Evelyn Wood
Last:Sir Charlton Spinks
Abolished:12 January 1937
Superseded By:Chief of the General Staff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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sirdar. Merriam Webster. 2012-07-02.
  2. Raafat . Samir . 2001-02-15 . The Sirdaria . Cairo Times . 2012-07-02.