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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Superseded by | Chief of the General Staff |
Historical military ranks of Egypt |
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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]
No. | Portrait | Sirdar | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Evelyn Wood (1838–1919) | Sir
21 December 1882 [3] | 31 March 1885 [4] | 2 years | – | |
2 | Lord Grenfell (1841–1925) |
19 April 1886 [5] | 12 April 1892 [6] | 6 years | – | |
3 | Lord Kitchener (1850–1916) |
13 April 1892 [7] | 1899 | 7 years | – | |
4 | Reginald Wingate (1861–1953) | Sir
1899 | 1916 | 16–17 years | – | |
5 | Lee Stack (1868–1924) | Sir
1916 | 20 November 1924 † | 7–8 years | – | |
6 | Charlton Spinks (1877–1959) | Sir
November 1924 | 12 January 1937 | 12 years, 2 months | – |