Ambassador of Sweden to Saudi Arabia; Sveriges ambassad i Riyadh
Sveriges ambassadör till Saudiarabien
Plate of a Swedish Embassy
Incumbent
Jan Knutsson
since May 19, 2016
NominatorGovernment of Sweden
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Inaugural holderBrynolf Eng
Formation1957

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
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). 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
  • In autumn 2002 Åke Karlsson led the Swedish trade promotion section in Seoul.
  • In Saudi Arabia, the official death rate after the terrorist attack on Saturday May 29, 2004 was 22 dead and 25 injured. A Swedish man was among the death victims.[8]
 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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