Sirdar

This article is about historical use of the title in Egypt. For uses in other times and places, see Sardar.

Military ranks of Egypt
Turco-Egyptian ranks (until 1958)	Modern Egyptian ranks	Western Armies equivalents
Officers
Mushir مشير	Mushir مشير	General of the Army/ Field Marshal
Sirdar سردار	Fariq awwal فريق أول	Colonel General
Fariq فريق	Fariq فريق	Lieutenant General
Liwa لواء	Liwa لواء	Major General
Amiralay أمير آلاي	Amid عميد	Brigadier General
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	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 (Arabic: سردار‎) - a variant of Sardar, a long-standing of Indo-Aryan rank - was assigned to the British Commander-in-Chief of the nineteenth century Egyptian Army. The Sirdar resided at Sirdaria, a three block long property in Zamalek which was the home of British military intelligence in Egypt.

List of sirdars	from	to
Sir Evelyn Wood	1883	1885
Lord Grenfell	1885	1892
Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener	1892	1899
Reginald Wingate	1899	1916

See also

• Sardar

References

• Raafat, Samir (2001-02-15). "The Sirdaria". Cairo Times. http://www.egy.com/landmarks/01-02-15.shtml. Retrieved 2010-08-07.