Draft:Yawar (Turkish word)

Yawar is a Turkish word that means personal companion. It is also an Ottoman military rank and means the head of the prince’s guard. He has a specific mission, which is to carry the sword in front of the guests of state and walk in front of them, reviewing the guard of honor. It was used in Egypt during the days of the Ottomans. In French it is called aide de camp.

Notable holders

 * Mahmoud Sami El-Baroudi: He was a private yawar for Khedive Isma'il Pasha of Egypt.
 * King Fuad I of Egypt: He was appointed as an honorary yawar for Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II. Then he returned to Egypt in 1890 and assumed the position of chief yawar during the reign of Khedive Abbas II of Egypt. He rose in the position until he became a yawar for the Khedive for three consecutive years.
 * Prince Hassan Ismail Pasha: He was a yawar for Abul Hamid II.
 * Ajil al-Yawar, one of the sheikhs of the Shammar tribe and a representative of the Mosul District in the Iraqi Parliament in 1924. He is the grandfather of Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawar, the first president of Iraq after Saddam Hussein.
 * Ismail Haqqi al-Sharkasi al-Yaruqoh: He was a private yawar during the time of the Ottoman Empire in the city of Damascus during the reign of the Governor of the Levant, Nazim Pasha, his command center was in Marjeh Square in Damascus in the Sanjakdar area.