Sirdar
Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Army in the 19th-20th centuries / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about historical use of the title in Egypt. For places in Iran, see Sirdar (disambiguation). For the submarine, see HMS Sirdar (P226). For uses in other times and places, see Sardar.
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]
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Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Egyptian Army | |
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Sirdar | |
Residence | Sirdaria |
Formation | 21 December 1882 |
First holder | Sir Evelyn Wood |
Final holder | Sir Charlton Spinks |
Abolished | 12 January 1937 |
Superseded by | Chief of the General Staff |
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