Sirdar

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. The Sirdar resided at the Sirdaria, a three-block-long property in Zamalek which was also the home of British military intelligence in Egypt.

№		Sirdar	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Wood, EvelynSir Evelyn Wood (1838–1919)	1883	1885	1–2 years
2		Grenfell, FrancisLord Grenfell (1841–1925)	1885	1892	6–7 years
3		Kitchener, HerbertLord Kitchener (1850–1916)	1892	1899	6–7 years
4		Wingate, ReginaldSir Reginald Wingate (1861–1953)	1899	1916	16–17 years
5		Stack, LeeSir Lee Stack (1868–1924)	1916	20 November 1924 †	7–8 years
6		Spinks, CharltonSir Charlton Spinks (1868–1959)	November 1924	12 January 1937	12 years, 2 months

References

• Raafat, Samir (2001-02-15). "The Sirdaria". Cairo Times. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
• Merriam Webster entry for the word sirdar.