List of ambassadors of Russia to Pakistan

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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
سفیر روسی وفاق کے لئے اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان
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Incumbent
Albert Khorev  [ ru ]
since 10 November 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)
Style His Excellency, The Honorable
StatusChief of Russian Diplomatic Mission to Pakistan
Reports toMinister of Foreign Affairs (Russia)
Residence Embassy of Russia in Islamabad
Seat Islamabad
NominatorThe President of Russia
Appointer State Duma
Formation22 November 1949
First holder Ivan Bakulin  [ ru ]
DeputyVladimir L. Berezyuk (Deputy Head of Mission)
Website https://pakistan.mid.ru

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Pakistan is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Pakistan.

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The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Islamabad. [1] There is a consulate general in Karachi, and an honorary consul is based in Lahore. [2]

The post of Russian Ambassador to Pakistan is currently held by Albert Khorev  [ ru ], incumbent since 10 November 2023. [3]

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations were established on an embassy level on 1 May 1948, when the Soviet embassy was opened in Karachi, the then capital of Pakistan. The first ambassador, Ivan Bakulin  [ ru ], was appointed on 22 November 1949. In August 1960 the capital of Pakistan was moved to the newly founded city of Islamabad, where the embassy is now based.

List of representatives (1949 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Pakistan (1949 – 1991)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Ivan Bakulin  [ ru ] Ambassador 22 November 194913 February 1950
Aleksandr Stetsenko  [ ru ] Ambassador 13 February 195020 January 1956
Ivan Shpedko  [ ru ] Ambassador 20 January 195615 February 1960
Mikhail Kapitsa  [ ru ] Ambassador 15 February 196023 November 1961
Aleksey Nesterenko  [ ru ] Ambassador 28 November 19616 August 1965
Mikhail Degtyar  [ ru ] Ambassador 6 August 196529 May 1971
Aleksei Rodionov Ambassador 29 May 19715 December 1974
Sarvar Azimov  [ ru ] Ambassador 5 December 197411 July 1980
Vitaly Smirnov Ambassador 11 July 198016 May 1985
Abdurrahman Vazirov Ambassador 16 May 198512 July 1988
Victor Yakunin Ambassador 12 July 198825 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Pakistan (1991 – present)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Victor Yakunin Ambassador 25 December 199129 April 1993
Aleksandr Alekseyev  [ ru ] Ambassador 29 April 199318 September 1998
Andrey Gulyaev  [ ru ] Ambassador 18 September 19984 December 1999
Eduard Shevchenko  [ ru ] Ambassador 8 June 200012 July 2004
Sergey Peskov Ambassador 12 July 200430 September 2008
Andrey Budnik Ambassador 30 September 200814 December 2013
Alexey Dedov Ambassador 14 December 201311 April 2019
Danila Ganich  [ ru ] Ambassador 11 April 201910 November 2023
Albert Khorev  [ ru ] Ambassador 10 November 2023

References

  1. ↑ "Ambassador H.E. Danila V. Ganich". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karachi: About the consulate general". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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