The high commissioner of France in the Levant (French: haut-commissaire de France au Levant; Arabic: المندوب السامي الفرنسي على سورية ولبنان), named after 1941 the general delegate of Free France in the Levant[1] (French: délégué général de la France libre au Levant[2]), was the highest ranking authority representing France (and Free France during World War II) in the French-mandated countries of Syria and Lebanon. Its office was based in Beirut, Lebanon.

List of high commissioners of France in the Levant

Portrait Incumbent Tenure Notes
Henri Gouraud 9 October 1919 – 23 Nov 1922
Robert de Caix 23 Nov 1922 – 19 April 1923 Acting
Maxime Weygand 19 April 1923 – 29 November 1924
Maurice Sarrail 29 November 1924 – 23 December 1925
Henry de Jouvenel 23 December 1925 – 23 June 1926
Henri Ponsot August 1926 – 13 July 1933
Damien de Martel 16 July 1933 – January 1939
Gabriel Puaux January 1939 – November 1940
Jean Chiappe 24 November 1940 – 27 November 1940 Died on flight to take office.
Henri Dentz 6 December 1940 – 14 July 1941

List of general delegates of Free France in the Levant

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Holt, P. M.; Lambton, Ann K. S.; Lewis, Bernard (1977). The Cambridge History of Islam. Cambridge University Press. p. 580. ISBN 9780521291361.
  2. ^ Malsagne, Stéphane (2011). Fouad Chéhab. p. 79.

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