List of ambassadors of Sweden to Iran

Ambassador of
Sweden to Iran
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Mathias Otterstedt
since August 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Tehran
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatTehran, Iran
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderCarl von Heidenstam
Formation26 March 1929

The Ambassador of Sweden to Iran (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Islamic Republic of Iran) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Iran and government of Iran.

History

Sweden's first envoy accredited in Tehran was Sweden's envoy in Moscow, Carl von Heidenstam, who was appointed on 26 March 1929.[1] The King in Council appointed von Heidenstam, as it had become desirable—partly due to the development of Swedish-Persian trade relations—to establish direct diplomatic relations with Persia. He presented his letter of credence to the Shah of Persia, Reza Shah on 24 April of the same year.[2]

The engineer Hugo von Heidenstam was appointed in 1936 as Sweden's first resident minister in Tehran.[3] He was also the first Swedish minister in Tehran to be accredited to Baghdad, Iraq. Previously, the Swedish minister in Moscow was accredited in Baghdad. von Heidenstam presented his credentials in Baghdad on 9 December 1936.[4]

In July 1949, the King in Council decided to establish diplomatic relations with Pakistan. The then Minister in Tehran and Baghdad, Envoy Harry Eriksson, was appointed to also serve as the envoy in Karachi.[5]

In September 1957, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Iranian governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary.[6]

In August 1960, after an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Afghan governments that the heads of missions in their respective countries would hold the rank of ambassador, Sweden's then-ambassador to Tehran and Baghdad, Dick Hichens-Bergström, was also appointed as ambassador to Kabul.[7]

List of representatives

Name Period Title Notes Ref
Carl von Heidenstam 26 March 1929 – 1930 Envoy Accredited from the Swedish legation in Moscow. [1]
Eric Gyllenstierna 5 September 1930 – 1936 Envoy Accredited from the Swedish legation in Moscow. [8]
Gunnar Reuterskiöld 1934–1936 Acting chargé d'affaires [9]
Hugo von Heidenstam 1 June 1936 – 1 August 1942 Envoy Also accredited to Baghdad. [10][11][12]
Harald Pousette 1941–1945 Acting chargé d'affaires Also accredited to Baghdad. [13]
Gunnar Jarring 1945–1945 Acting chargé d'affaires Also accredited to Baghdad. [14]
Harald Pousette 1945–1947 Envoy Also accredited to Baghdad. [15]
Harry Eriksson 1948–1951 Envoy Also accredited to Baghdad and Karachi (from 1949). [16]
Gunnar Jarring 1951–1952 Envoy Also accredited to Baghdad and Karachi. [14]
Ragnvald Bagge 1953–1957 Envoy Also accredited to Baghdad and Karachi (until 1956). [17]
Ragnvald Bagge 1957–1959 Ambassador Also accredited to Baghdad. [17]
Dick Hichens-Bergström 1959–1963 Ambassador Also accredited to Baghdad and Kabul (from 1960). [18]
Eyvind Bratt 1964–1967 Ambassador Also accredited to Kabul. [19]
Nils-Eric Ekblad 1967–1970 Ambassador Also accredited to Kabul. [20]
Gustaf Bonde 1970–1973 Ambassador Also accredited to Kabul. [21]
Bengt Odhner 1973–1978 Ambassador Also accredited to Kabul. [22]
Kaj Sundberg 1978–1980 Ambassador Also accredited to Kabul. [23][24]
Göran Bundy 1980–1985 Ambassador [25]
Bo Henrikson 1985–1988 Ambassador [26]
Håkan Granqvist 1989–1994 Ambassador [27]
Hans Andersson 1992–1997 Ambassador [28]
Mats Marling 1997–2000 Ambassador [29]
Steen Hohwü-Christensen 2000–2003 Ambassador [30]
Christofer Gyllenstierna 2003–2007 Ambassador [31]
Magnus Wernstedt 2008–2012 Ambassador [32]
Peter Tejler 2012–2016 Ambassador
Helena Sångeland September 2016 – 2019 Ambassador [33]
Mattias Lentz 1 September 2019 – 2023 Ambassador Presented credentials on 19 November 2019. [34][35]
Mathias Otterstedt August 2023 – present Ambassador [36]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Envoyén von Heidenstam sändebud även i Teheran" [Envoy von Heidenstam envoy also in Tehran]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 30 April 1929. p. 12A. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
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  35. ^ "Ambassadören överlämnade sina kreditivbrev" [The ambassador presented his letter of credence] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Tehran. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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