Sirdar

Military ranks of Egypt
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, a long-standing rank in Western and Southern Asia – 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.

The first use of the word sardar or sirdar in English language is dated back to 1595. The original form of the word in Persian is "sardār" and this version is used in Hindi and Urdu languages as well, (Merriam Webster entry for the word sirdar.)

List of sirdars	from	to
Sir Evelyn Wood	1883	1885
Lord Grenfell	1885	1892
Lord Kitchener	1892	1899
Sir Reginald Wingate	1899	1916
Sir Lee Stack	1916	1924
Sir Charlton Spinks	1924	1937

References

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