Sirdar (Egypt)

Sirdar (Egypt)

Sirdar was a rank assigned to the British Commander-in-Chief of the 19th 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
Sir Francis Grenfell 1885 1892
The Lord Kitchener 1892 1899


ee also

*Sardar.

External links

* [http://www.egy.com/landmarks/01-02-15.shtml The Sirdaria]


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