List of ambassadors of Sweden to Saudi Arabia
Ambassador of Sweden to Saudi Arabia;
Sveriges ambassadör till Saudiarabien | |
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Incumbent since May 19, 2016 | |
Nominator | Government of Sweden |
Appointer | Government of Sweden |
Inaugural holder | Brynolf Eng |
Formation | 1957 |
This is a list of ambassadors of Sweden to Saudi Arabia. The Swedish ambassador resides in Riyad and is the official representative of the Government in Stockholm to the Government of Saudi Arabia. As of January 2019, the current ambassador is also accredited in Muscat (Oman) and in Sanaʽa (Yemen).
List of representatives[]
Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Observations | List of Prime Ministers of Sweden | King of Saudi Arabia | Term end |
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1957 | Brynolf Eng | envoy also accredited in Cairo | Tage Erlander | Saud of Saudi Arabia | 1959 |
1959 | Brynolf Eng | envoy | Tage Erlander | Saud of Saudi Arabia | 1960 |
1960 | Gösta Brunnström | Ambassador also accredited in Beirut. | Tage Erlander | Saud of Saudi Arabia | 1965 |
1965 | Ambassador also accredited in Beirut. | Tage Erlander | Faisal of Saudi Arabia | 1969 | |
1967 | Chargé d'affaires | Tage Erlander | Faisal of Saudi Arabia | 1970 | |
1969 | Ambassador also accredited in Sanaʽa. | Olof Palme | Faisal of Saudi Arabia | 1974 | |
1970 | Chargé d'affaires | Olof Palme | Faisal of Saudi Arabia | 1974 | |
1974 | Bengt Rösiö | [1] | Olof Palme | Faisal of Saudi Arabia | 1977 |
1977 | ambassador in Jeddah concurrently in Muscat (Oman) and Sanaʽa (Yemen).
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Thorbjörn Fälldin | Khalid of Saudi Arabia | 1980 | |
1980 | Fredrik Bergenstråhle | Ambassador in Jeddah, Muscat and Sanaʽa [3] | Thorbjörn Fälldin | Khalid of Saudi Arabia | 1984 |
1984 | Frank Belfrage | 28 February 1986: Assassination of Olof Palme.[4] | Olof Palme | Fahd of Saudi Arabia | 1987 |
1987 | Chargé d'affaires Swedish Trade Council (STC) in the Swedish embassy Riyadh, Sven Torsten Svensson, (*November 22, 1925 in Malmö; † March 9, 2012[5] | Ingvar Carlsson | Fahd of Saudi Arabia | 1991 | |
1991 | Swedish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Steen Hohwu Christensen, (*February 18, 1940 in Danderyd)[6] | Carl Bildt | Fahd of Saudi Arabia | 1996 | |
1997 | Johnsson, A Lave K, ambassadör, Riyadh, f i Hbg 360307 av dir DHS Carl- Henrik J o dir DHS Ella, f Lönneroth. Sjöoffex KSS 59, kapten flottans | Göran Persson | Fahd of Saudi Arabia | ||
1997 | [7] | Göran Persson | Fahd of Saudi Arabia | 2003 | |
2003 | Göran Persson | Fahd of Saudi Arabia | 2006 | ||
2006 | Jan Thesleff | Fredrik Reinfeldt | Abdullah of Saudi Arabia | 2011 | |
2011 | [9] | Fredrik Reinfeldt | Abdullah of Saudi Arabia | 2016 | |
November 18, 2014 | Chargé d'affaires, Acting head of mission SE Embassy[10] | Stefan Löfven | Abdullah of Saudi Arabia | ||
May 19, 2016 | [11] | Stefan Löfven | Salman of Saudi Arabia |
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Coordinates: 24°41′22″N 46°37′48″E / 24.689357°N 46.629958°E [12]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Bengt Rösiö
- ^ Carl-Gustaf_Bielke_(diplomat 1986)
- ^ Fredrik Bergenstråhle
- ^ Frank Belfrage
- ^ Torsten Svensson (diplomat)
- ^ Steen Hohwü-Christensen
- ^ Leif Ringquist: On Julafton of 1965 he was speaker of the Swedish United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus in the Ledra Palace Hotel. Swedish success in the UN show, Svensk succé i FN showen p. 3
- ^ Åke Karlssontrade promotion section Seoul May 30, 2004: [1]; 20 juni 2004: estimation of the situation(Swedish)
- ^ Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt
- ^ Wissam El Soudi
- ^ Jan Knutsson
- ^ Sveriges ambassad, Riyadh, Saudiarabien, [2], Aftonbladet, October 20, 2016, [3]; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Embassy of Sweden, [4]
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