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| High Commissioner of the Levant | |
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| Seat | Pine Residence,Horsh district,Beirut |
| Formation | 9 October 1919 |
| First holder | Henri Gouraud |
| Final holder | Paul Beynet [fr] |
| Abolished | 1 September 1946 |
Thehigh commissioner of France in the Levant (French:haut-commissaire de France au Levant;Arabic:المندوب السامي الفرنسي على سورية ولبنان,romanized: almandub alsaami alfaransiu ealaa suriat walubnan), named after 1941 thegeneral delegate of Free France in the Levant[1] (French:délégué général de la France libre au Levant[2]), was the highest ranking authority representingFrance (andFree France duringWorld War II) in theFrench-mandated countries ofSyria andLebanon. Its office was based in thePine Residence inBeirut, Lebanon (present-day official residence of theFrench ambassador in Lebanon).
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Notes | ||
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 | Henri Gouraud | 9 October 1919 | 23 November 1922 | 3 years, 45 days | |
 | Robert de Caix [fr] | 23 November 1922 | 19 April 1923 | 147 days | Acting |
 | Maxime Weygand | 19 April 1923 | 29 November 1924 | 1 year, 224 days | |
 | Maurice Sarrail | 29 November 1924 | 23 December 1925 | 1 year, 24 days | |
 | Henry de Jouvenel | 23 December 1925 | 23 June 1926 | 182 days | |
 | Henri Ponsot | August 1926 | 13 July 1933 | 6 years, 11 months | |
 | Damien de Martel | 16 July 1933 | 22 October 1938 | 5 years, 3 months | |
 | Gabriel Puaux | 22 October 1938 | November 1940 | 2 years | |
 | Jean Chiappe | 24 November 1940 | 27 November 1940 | 3 days | Died on flight to take office. |
 | Henri Dentz | 6 December 1940 | 14 July 1941 | 220 days | Dentz was repatriated toMetropolitan France following theArmistice of Saint Jean d'Acre. |
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Notes | ||
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.jpg) | Georges Catroux | 24 June 1941 | 7 June 1943 | 1 year, 348 days | Catroux was also Chief ofFree French Forces inLevant states. |
| Jean Helleu [fr] | 7 June 1943 | 23 November 1943 | 169 days | ||
 | Yves Chataigneau | 23 November 1943 | 23 January 1944 | 61 days | |
| Paul Beynet [fr] | 23 January 1944 | 1 September 1946 | 2 years, 221 days | ||
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