| Military ranks of Egypt | ||
|---|---|---|
| Turco-Egyptian ranks (until 1958) |
Modern Egyptian ranks |
Western Armies equivalents |
| Officers | ||
| Mushir مشير |
Mushir مشير |
General of the Army/ Field Marshal |
| Sirdar سردار |
Fariq awwal فريق أول |
Colonel General |
| Fariq فريق |
Fariq فريق |
Lieutenant General |
| Liwa لواء |
Liwa لواء |
Major General |
| Amiralay أمير آلاي |
Amid عميد |
Brigadier General |
| 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 |
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 (Arabic: سردار) - a variant of Sardar, a long-standing of Indo-Aryan rank - was assigned to the British Commander-in-Chief of the nineteenth 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 |
| Lord Grenfell | 1885 | 1892 |
| Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener | 1892 | 1899 |
| Reginald Wingate | 1899 | 1916 |