List of ambassadors of Sweden to Saudi Arabia
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).
Ambassador of Sweden to Saudi Arabia; Sveriges ambassad i Riyadh | |
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Sveriges ambassadör till Saudiarabien | |
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Incumbent Jan Knutsson since May 19, 2016 | |
Nominator | Government of Sweden |
Appointer | Government of Sweden |
Inaugural holder | Brynolf Eng |
Formation | 1957 |
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 | Claës Ivar Wollin | Ambassador also accredited in Beirut. | Tage Erlander | Faisal of Saudi Arabia | 1969 |
1967 | Vidar Hellners | Chargé d'affaires | Tage Erlander | Faisal of Saudi Arabia | 1970 |
1969 | Åke Jonsson | Ambassador also accredited in Sanaʽa. | Olof Palme | Faisal of Saudi Arabia | 1974 |
1970 | Karl-Vilhelm Wöhler | Chargé d'affaires | Olof Palme | Faisal of Saudi Arabia | 1974 |
1974 | Bengt Rösiö | [1] | Olof Palme | Faisal of Saudi Arabia | 1977 |
1977 | Carl-Gustaf Bielke | 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 | Torsten Svensson | 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 | Steen Hohwü-Christensen | Swedish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Steen Hohwu Christensen, (*February 18, 1940 in Danderyd)[6] | Carl Bildt | Fahd of Saudi Arabia | 1996 |
1997 | Lave Johnsson | 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 | Leif Åke Ringquist | [7] | Göran Persson | Fahd of Saudi Arabia | 2003 |
2003 | Åke Karlsson | Göran Persson | Fahd of Saudi Arabia | 2006 | |
2006 | Jan Thesleff | Fredrik Reinfeldt | Abdullah of Saudi Arabia | 2011 | |
2011 | Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt | [9] | Fredrik Reinfeldt | Abdullah of Saudi Arabia | 2016 |
November 18, 2014 | Wissam El Soudi | Chargé d'affaires, Acting head of mission SE Embassy[10] | Stefan Löfven | Abdullah of Saudi Arabia | |
May 19, 2016 | Jan Knutsson | [11] | Stefan Löfven | Salman of Saudi Arabia |
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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: ; 20 juni 2004: estimation of the situation(Swedish)
- Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt
- Wissam El Soudi
- Jan Knutsson
- Sveriges ambassad, Riyadh, Saudiarabien, , Aftonbladet, October 20, 2016, ; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Embassy of Sweden,
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