High Commissioner of the Levant

The High Commissioner of the Levant (Arabic: المندوب السامي للإنتداب الفرنسي على سورية ولبنان‎) was the highest ranking authority representing France in the French-mandated countries of Syria and Lebanon. He was based in Beirut, Lebanon. After 1941 the position was renamed to "General Delegate."

List of French High Commissioner of the Levant

Tenure Incumbent Notes Portrait
9 October 1919 – 19 April 1923Henri Gouraud 
19 April 1923 – 29 November 1924Maxime Weygand 
29 November 1924 – 23 December 1925Maurice Sarrail 
23 December 1925 – 23 June 1926Henry de Jouvenel 
August 1926 – July 1933Auguste Henri Ponsot 
16 July 1933 – January 1939Damien de Martel 
January 1939 – November 1940Gabriel Puaux 
24 November 1940 – 27 November 1940Jean ChiappeHe did not take office.

List of French General Delegates to Syria and Lebanon

Tenure Incumbent Notes Portrait
24 June 1941 – 7 June 1943Georges CatrouxHe was also Chief of Free French Forces in Levant states.
7 June 1943 – 23 November 1943Jean Helleu 
23 November 1943 – 23 January 1944Yves Chataigneau 
23 January 1944 – 1 September 1946Étienne Beynet 

See also

References

World Statesmen – Syria

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