Ambassador of Sweden to Saudi Arabia | |
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Incumbent since September 2022Petra Menander | |
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Riyadh | |
Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Residence | 3743 Tayma Street, Diplomatic Quarter |
Seat | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Appointer | Government of Sweden |
Term length | No fixed term |
Inaugural holder | Brynolf Eng |
Formation | 1957 |
Website | Swedish Embassy, Riyadh |
The Ambassador of Sweden to Sudia Arabia (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the monarch and government of Saudi Arabia. The ambassador has a dual accreditation to Muscat (Oman) and to Sanaa (Yemen).
Sweden's first ambassador accredited to Saudi Arabia was Brynolf Eng, who was the Swedish envoy in Cairo starting in 1957. [1] Later, the Swedish ambassador in Beirut, Lebanon, was accredited to Saudi Arabia.
At the beginning of 1967, a permanent representation was established in Saudi Arabia's commercial center, Jeddah, under the leadership of an acting chargé d'affaires . The office was subordinate to the Swedish ambassador in Beirut, Lebanon. [2]
In December 1973, Bengt Rösiö was appointed as Sweden's first resident ambassador in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. [3]
Name | Period | Title | Notes | Ref |
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Brynolf Eng | 1957–1960 | Envoy | Accredited from the Swedish embassy in Cairo. | [4] |
Gösta Brunnström | 1960–1965 | Ambassador | Accredited from the Swedish embassy in Beirut. | [5] |
Claës Ivar Wollin | 1965–1969 | Ambassador | Accredited from the Swedish embassy in Beirut. | [6] |
Vidar Hellners | 1967–1970 | Embassy counsellor and acting chargé d'affaires | [7] | |
Åke Jonsson | 1969–1974 | Ambassador | Accredited from the Swedish embassy in Beirut. | [8] |
Karl-Vilhelm Wöhler | 1970–1974 | Embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires [lower-alpha 1] | [9] [10] | |
Bengt Rösiö | 1975–1977 | Ambassador | Also accredited in Abu Dhabi, Manama, Kuwait City, Muscat, Doha, and Sanaa. | [12] |
Carl-Gustaf Bielke | 1977–1980 | Ambassador | Also accredited in Muscat and Sanaa. | [13] |
Fredrik Bergenstråhle | 1980–1984 | Ambassador | Also accredited in Muscat and Sanaa. | [14] |
Frank Belfrage | 1984–1987 | Ambassador | Also accredited in Muscat and Sanaa. | [15] |
Lennart Alvin | 1987–1991 | Ambassador | Also accredited in Muscat and Sanaa. | [16] |
Steen Hohwü-Christensen | 1991–1996 | Ambassador | Also accredited in Muscat and Sanaa. | [17] |
Lave Johnsson | 1996–2000 | Ambassador | Also accredited in Muscat and Sanaa. | [18] |
Anders Bengtcén | 2000–2001 | Chargé d'affaires | [19] | |
Åke Karlsson | 2001–2006 | Ambassador | Also accredited in Kuwait City, Muscat, and Sanaa (from 2003). | [20] |
Jan Thesleff | 2006–2011 | Ambassador | Also accredited in Kuwait City, Muscat, and Sanaa. | [21] |
Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt | 2011–2016 | Ambassador | Also accredited in Kuwait City, Muscat, and Sanaa. | |
Jan Knutsson | September 2016 – 2019 | Ambassador | [22] | |
Niclas Trouvé | 1 September 2019 – 2022 | Ambassador | [23] | |
Petra Menander | September 2022 – present | Ambassador | [24] |