Sirdar

This article is about historical use of the title in Egypt. For places in Iran, seeSirdar (disambiguation).For the submarine, seeHMS Sirdar (P226).For uses in other times and places, seeSardar.

Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Egyptian Army
Sirdar
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
Superseded by	Chief of the General Staff

The rank ofSirdar(Arabic:سردار) – a variant ofSardar– was assigned to theBritishCommander-in-Chief of theBritish-controlledEgyptian Armyin the late 19th and early 20th centuries.The Sirdar resided at the Sirdaria, a three-block-long property inZamalekwhich was also the home of British military intelligence inEgypt.

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Sirdar	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Wood, EvelynSirEvelyn 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, ReginaldSirReginald Wingate (1861–1953)	1899	1916	16–17 years	–
5		Stack, LeeSirLee Stack (1868–1924)	1916	20 November 1924 †	7–8 years	–
6		Spinks, CharltonSirCharlton Spinks (1877–1959)	November 1924	12 January 1937	12 years, 2 months	–