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.
Military ranks of Egypt | ||
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Turco-Egyptian ranks (until 1958) |
Modern Egyptian ranks |
Western equivalents |
Officers | ||
Mushir مشير |
General of the army/ field marshal | |
Sirdar سردار |
Fariq awwal فريق أول |
General |
Fariq فريق |
Lieutenant general | |
Liwa لواء |
Major general | |
Amiralay أمير آلاي |
Amid عميد |
Brigadier |
Qaimaqam قائم مقام |
Aqid عقيد |
Colonel |
Bimbashi بكباشي |
Muqaddam مقدم |
Lieutenant colonel |
Sagh صاغ |
Raid رائد |
Major |
Yuzbashi يوزباشي |
Naqib نقيب |
Captain |
Mulazim awwal ملازم أول |
First lieutenant | |
Mulazim thani ملازم ثاني |
Mulazim ملازم |
Second lieutenant |
Non-commissioned officers | ||
Shawish شاويش |
Raqib رقيب |
Sergeant |
Ombashi أونباشي |
Arif عريف |
Corporal |
Soldiers | ||
Askari عسكري |
Jundi جندي |
Private |
Sirdar, 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]
№ | Sirdar | Took office | Left office | Time in office | |
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1 | Evelyn Wood (1838–1919) | Sir 1883 | 1885 | 1–2 years | |
2 | Lord Grenfell (1841–1925) | 1885 | 1892 | 6–7 years | |
3 | Lord Kitchener (1850–1916) | 1892 | 1899 | 6–7 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 (1868–1959) | Sir November 1924 | 12 January 1937 | 12 years, 2 months |
References[]
- ↑ "Sirdar". Merriam Webster. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sirdar. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
- ↑ Raafat, Samir (2001-02-15). "The Sirdaria". http://www.egy.com/zamalek/01-02-15.php. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
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