Sirdar facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Egyptian Army
Longest serving Sir Reginald Wingate 1899 – 1916
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
1		Wood, EvelynSir Evelyn Wood (1838–1919)	21 December 1882	31 March 1885	2 years	–
2		Grenfell, FrancisLord Grenfell (1841–1925)	19 April 1886	12 April 1892	6 years	–
3		Kitchener, HerbertLord Kitchener (1850–1916)	13 April 1892	1899	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 (1877–1959)	November 1924	12 January 1937	12 years, 2 months	–