High Commissioner of the Levant

The High Commissioner of the Levant (Template:Lang-ar) 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 1923	Henri Gouraud
19 April 1923 – 29 November 1924	Maxime Weygand
29 November 1924 – 23 December 1925	Maurice Sarrail
23 December 1925 – 23 June 1926	Henry de Jouvenel
August 1926 – July 1933	Auguste Henri Ponsot
16 July 1933 – January 1939	Damien de Martel
January 1939 – November 1940	Gabriel Puaux
24 November 1940 – 27 November 1940	Jean Chiappe	He did not take office.

List of French General Delegates to Syria and Lebanon

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

See also

• French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon

References

World Statesmen – Syria