Sirdar facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Egyptian Army |
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Residence | Sirdaria |
Formation | 21 December 1882 |
First holder | Sir Evelyn Wood |
Final holder | Sir Charlton Spinks |
Abolished | 12 January 1937 |
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. The Sirdar resided at the Sirdaria, a three-block-long property in Zamalek which was also the home of British military intelligence in Egypt.
List of officeholders
No. | Portrait | Sirdar | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref |
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1 | (1838–1919) |
Sir Evelyn Wood21 December 1882 | 31 March 1885 | 2 years | – | |
2 | Lord Grenfell (1841–1925) |
19 April 1886 | 12 April 1892 | 6 years | – | |
3 | Lord Kitchener (1850–1916) |
13 April 1892 | 1899 | 7 years | – | |
4 | (1861–1953) |
Sir Reginald Wingate1899 | 1916 | 16–17 years | – | |
5 | (1868–1924) |
Sir Lee Stack1916 | 20 November 1924 † | 7–8 years | – | |
6 | (1877–1959) |
Sir Charlton SpinksNovember 1924 | 12 January 1937 | 12 years, 2 months | – |
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