Damien de Martel

Count Damien de Martel
Damien de Martel de Janville in 1932
High Commissioner of the Levant
In office
16 July 1933 – 8 January 1939
Preceded byHenri Ponsot
Succeeded byGabriel Puaux
Personal details
Born(1878-11-27)November 27, 1878
Autruy-sur-Juine, French Third Republic
DiedJanuary 21, 1940(1940-01-21) (aged 61)
Paris, France
Nationality France
OccupationDiplomat
Known forHigh Commissioner of the Levant in Syria and Lebanon
Awards Commander of the Legion of Honour

Count Damien de Martel (November 27, 1878 – January 21, 1940) was a French politician and diplomat. He was a minister plenipotentiary in China, then in Latvia, Japan and the sixth High Commissioner of the Levant in Syria and Lebanon from July 16, 1933 till January 1939.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bypassing the nationalists: comte Damien de Martel’s “administrative” reforms of January 1936
  2. ^ World Statesmen – Syria


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