List of ambassadors of Sweden to Malaysia

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Malaysia
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
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Incumbent
Niklas Wiberg
since 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Kuala Lumpur
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Jens Malling
FormationNovember 1958
Website Swedish Embassy, Kuala Lumpur

The Ambassador of Sweden to Malaysia (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Malaysia) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the monarch and government of Malaysia.

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History

In November 1958, Sweden's ambassador in Jakarta, Jens Malling, was appointed as an envoy extraordinaire and minister plenipotentiary, also serving as an envoy to Kuala Lumpur, the Federation of Malaya. [1] This made him Sweden's first envoy to Kuala Lumpur. In February 1959, Malling presented his credentials to the King of Malaysia, Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan. [2]

In January 1969, the Swedish government announced its intention to open an embassy in Kuala Lumpur, with a chargé d'affaires who would report to the Swedish ambassador in Bangkok. [3] In June of that year, First Embassy Secretary Arnold Willén was appointed chargé d'affaires. [4] The embassy opened on 10 October 1969. The head of mission was Count Axel Lewenhaupt, who also served as Sweden's ambassador to Thailand. In Lewenhaupt's absence, the embassy was to be managed by a chargé d’affaires ad interim. [5]

In 1976, Sweden appointed its first resident ambassador to Kuala Lumpur.

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Federation of Malaya (1948–1963)
Jens Malling November 1958 – 1959EnvoyResident in Jakarta. Presented credentials in February 1959. [1] [6] [2]
Tord Göransson 1959–1962EnvoyResident in Jakarta. Presented credentials on 25 August 1960. [7]
Louis De Geer 1962–1963AmbassadorResident in Jakarta. [8]
Malaysia (1963–present)
Louis De Geer 1963–1964AmbassadorResident in Jakarta. [8]
Åke Sjölin 1964–1967AmbassadorResident in Bangkok. Presented credentials on 28 October 1964. [9] [10]
Axel Lewenhaupt 1967–1970AmbassadorResident in Bangkok. [11]
Arnold Willén1969–1971Chargé d'affaires ad interim [a] [13] [12]
Eric Virgin 1970–1976AmbassadorResident in Bangkok. [14]
Fredrik Bergenstråhle 1971–1975Chargé d'affaires ad interim [b] [15]
Arne Fältheim1976–1981AmbassadorAlso accredited to Rangoon. [16]
Bengt Rösiö 1981–1985AmbassadorAlso accredited to Rangoon. [17]
Curt Wiik1985–1989Ambassador [18]
Wanja Tornberg1989–1993Ambassador [19]
Percy Westerlund1993–1995Ambassador [20]
Harald Fälth1995–2001Ambassador [21]
Bruno Beijer2001–2005Ambassador [22]
Helena Sångeland 2005–2010Ambassador [23]
Per-Arne Hjelmborn6 August 2010 – July 2011Ambassador [24] [25]
–1 August 2011 – 31 August 2012–The Swedish embassy was closed. [26] [25]
Bengt G Carlsson1 September 2012 – 2016AmbassadorPresented credentials on 20 September 2012. [25] [27]
Dag Juhlin-DannfeltSeptember 2016 – 2021Ambassador [28]
Joachim Bergström2021–2024Ambassador [29]
Niklas Wiberg2024–presentAmbassador [30]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ He held the following diplomatic rank: first embassy secretary [12]
  2. ↑ He held the following diplomatic rank: embassy counselor [15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Diplomatförordnande" [Diplomatic appointment]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 22 November 1958. p. A19. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 "I vimlet" [In the bustle]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 15 February 1959. p. A17. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Utrikes: Ambassad på Kuba" [Foreign: Embassy in Cuba]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 14 January 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Selander, Tom (16 June 1969). "Svensk export hårt på bettet i Malaysia" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 9. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sverige öppnade på fredagen..." [Sweden opened on Friday...]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 11 October 1969. p. 13. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 641. SELIBR   3681519.
  7. ↑ "Sveriges sändebud" [Sweden's envoy]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 27 August 1960. p. A11. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  8. 1 2 Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. pp. 237–238. ISBN   91-1-843222-0. SELIBR   3681527.
  9. ↑ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 998. ISBN   91-1-914072-X. SELIBR   8261513.
  10. ↑ "Sveriges nya sändebud" [Sweden's new envoy]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 30 October 1964. p. A7. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  11. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1970). Sveriges statskalender 1970 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. pp. 354, 358.
  12. 1 2 Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1971). Sveriges statskalender 1971 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 350.
  13. ↑ "officiellt:" [officially:]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 5 June 1971. p. 17. Retrieved 27 March 2025. o tf chargé d'affaires i Kuala Lumpur Arnold Willén...[and chargé d'affaires ad interim in Kuala Lumpur Arnold Willén...]
  14. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1976). Sveriges statskalender 1976 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 435, 445. ISBN   91-38-02736-4. SELIBR   3682757.
  15. 1 2 Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 102. ISBN   91-1-914072-X. SELIBR   8261513.
  16. ↑ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 364. ISBN   91-1-943202-X. SELIBR   8261514.
  17. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1985). Sveriges statskalender 1985 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. pp. 343, 353. ISBN   91-38-90564-7. SELIBR   3682783.
  18. ↑ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1189. ISBN   91-1-943202-X. SELIBR   8261514.
  19. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. pp. 1143–1144. ISBN   9172850426. SELIBR   8261515.
  20. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1202. ISBN   9172850426. SELIBR   8261515.
  21. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 185. ISBN   9138318385. SELIBR   8261601.
  22. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 183. ISBN   9138321971. SELIBR   9879458.
  23. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 189. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  24. ↑ Chaimongkol, Pimjai (7 May 2010). "New Ambassador of Sweden Has Arrived to Malaysia". Scandasia. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  25. 1 2 3 "Four new Scandinavian ambassadors to Malaysia". Scandasia. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  26. ↑ "Invigning av av nytt honorärt generalkonsulat i Kuala Lumpur" [Inauguration of new honorary consulate general in Kuala Lumpur] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Jakarta. 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  27. ↑ "Bengt G Carlsson". ASEAN . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  28. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Malaysia" [New ambassador to Malaysia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  29. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Malaysia" [New ambassador to Malaysia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  30. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Malaysia" [New ambassador to Malaysia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
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