List of ambassadors of Australia to Saudi Arabia

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Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
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Incumbent
Ridwaan Jadwat
since 25 May 2018
StyleHis Excellency
Inaugural holderIan Haig
Formation1974

The Australian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia is the Australian Government’s foremost diplomatic representative in Saudi Arabia, who also holds non-resident accreditation for Bahrain, Oman and Yemen. Australia appointed its first ambassador to Saudi Arabia in 1974.[1] Initially the embassy was located in Jeddah, but it was moved in 1984 to Riyadh, to comply with a Saudi Government policy directive. The Jeddah post remained open, as a Consulate-General.[2]

List of heads of mission[]

Name Start of term End of term References
Ian Haig 1974 1976 [1][3][4]
Donald Kingsmill 1976 1979 [5]
Douglas Sturkey 1979 1983
Alan Brown 1983 1988 [6]
Alex McGoldrick 1988 1991 [7]
Malcolm Leader 1991 1993 [8][9]
Warwick Weemaes 1993 1996 [10]
Philip Knight 1996 1998 [11]
George Aitkin 1998 2000 [12]
Bob Tyson 2000 2005 [13]
Ian Biggs 2005 2008 [14]
Kevin Magee 2008 2011 [15]
Neil Hawkins 2011 2015 [16]
2015 25 May 2018 [17]
Ridwaan Jadwat 25 May 2018 date [18]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 9 February 1974. p. 1.
  2. ^ "X - Diplomatic and Consular Relations" (PDF), Australian Year Book of International Law: 457-458, 1987, archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2012, retrieved 4 February 2017
  3. ^ "Envoy". The Canberra Times. 30 August 1975. p. 9.
  4. ^ Debelle, Bruce (29 March 2014). "Youngest ambassador had a deep affinity for the world of Islam - and cricket". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 5 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Ambassador named". The Canberra Times. 11 June 1976. p. 8.
  6. ^ "New Ambassador to Saudi Arabia". The Canberra Times. 12 November 1983. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Saudi Arabia ambassador announced". The Canberra Times. 9 January 1988. p. 3.
  8. ^ "New ambassador for Riyadh". The Canberra Times. 23 March 1991. p. 16.
  9. ^ Downer, Alexander (17 May 2000), Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Denmark, Australian Government, archived from the original on 12 February 2014
  10. ^ "Ambassador named". The Canberra Times. 1 September 1993. p. 6.
  11. ^ Downer, Alexander (22 March 1996). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador To Saudi Arabia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  12. ^ Downer, Alexander (23 January 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Saudi Arabia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  13. ^ Downer, Alexander (18 August 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Saudi Arabia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  14. ^ Downer, Alexander (14 October 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Saudi Arabia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  15. ^ Smith, Stephen (21 December 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Saudi Arabia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014.
  16. ^ Rudd, Kevin (14 July 2011). "Diplomatic Appointment - Saudi Arabia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  17. ^ Bishop, Julie (16 March 2015). "Ambassador to Saudi Arabia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
  18. ^ Bishop, Julie (25 May 2018). "Ambassador to Saudi Arabia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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