Military ranks of the Kingdom of Egypt Military ranks of the Kingdom of Egypt The Turco-Egyptian ranks were the military ranks used by the Kingdom of Egypt from 1922 until they were changed in 1958 after the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 and the abolition of the monarchy. The names are Turco-Egyptian (i.e. derived from Ottoman Turkish and Arabic), and are derived at least in part from the pre-existing military structure developed out of the reforms of Muhammad Ali Pasha. The design of the rank insignia was completely British with high ranks given only to British officers during Britain's occupation of Egypt. The rank of Sirdar was given
Adelaide (given name) People so named include: Adelaide (given name) Adelaide is the English form of a Germanic given name, from the Old High German "Adalheidis", meaning "noble natured". The modern German form is Adelheid, famously the first name of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, queen consort to William IV of the United Kingdom, for whom many places throughout the former British Empire were named. The French form is "Adélaïde" or "Adélaide" and Czech is Adéla or Adléta. The name "Addie" is a diminutive of Adelaide and "Heidi" is a nickname for "Adelheid" which became internationally popular on its own as a result of Johanna