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High Commissioner of the Levant

Highest ranking authority in the Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon

Summary

Highest ranking authority in the Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon

FieldValue
postHigh Commissioner
bodythe Levant
native_name
flagFlag of Syria French mandate.svg
flagborderyes
imageHenri-ponsot.jpg
imagecaption**Longest serving
Henri Ponsot**
August 1926 – 13 July 1933
seatPine Residence, Horsh district, Beirut
formation9 October 1919
firstHenri Gouraud
lastPaul Beynet
abolished1 September 1946
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Henri Ponsot** August 1926 – 13 July 1933

The high commissioner of France in the Levant (; ), named after 1941 the general delegate of Free France in the Levant (), 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 the Pine Residence in Beirut, Lebanon (present-day official residence of the French ambassador in Lebanon).

List of officeholders

High commissioners of France in the Levant

PortraitNameTerm of officeNotesTook officeLeft officeTime in office
[[File:Général Gouraud 1923.jpg70px]]Henri Gouraud9 October 191923 November 1922
[[File:Robert de Caix de Saint Aymour.jpg70px]]23 November 192219 April 1923Acting
[[File:Time Maxime Weygand 10 30 33 cropped.jpg70px]]Maxime Weygand19 April 192329 November 1924
[[File:Maurice Sarrail.jpg70px]]Maurice Sarrail29 November 192423 December 1925
[[File:Henry de Jouvenel.jpg70px]]Henry de Jouvenel23 December 192523 June 1926
[[File:Henri-ponsot.jpg70px]]Henri PonsotAugust 192613 July 1933
[[File:Damien de martel.png70px]]Damien de Martel16 July 193322 October 1938
[[File:Gabriel puaux.png70px]]Gabriel Puaux22 October 1938November 1940
[[File:Jean Chiappe 1927.jpg70px]]Jean Chiappe24 November 194027 November 1940Died on flight to take office.
[[File:Henri Dentz.jpg70px]]Henri Dentz6 December 194014 July 1941Dentz was repatriated to Metropolitan France following the Armistice of Saint Jean d'Acre.

General delegates of Free France in the Levant

PortraitNameTerm of officeNotesTook officeLeft officeTime in office
[[File:Georges Catroux 1940 (cropped).jpg70px]]Georges Catroux24 June 19417 June 1943Catroux was also Chief of Free French Forces in Levant states.
7 June 194323 November 1943
[[File:Yves Chatigneau.png70px]]Yves Chataigneau23 November 194323 January 1944
Paul Beynet23 January 19441 September 1946

References

References

  1. (1977). "The Cambridge History of Islam". Cambridge University Press.
  2. Malsagne, Stéphane. (2011). "Fouad Chéhab".
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