List of ambassadors of Sweden to the United Arab Emirates

Ambassador of Sweden to the United Arab Emirates
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent Fredrik Florén since September 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Abu Dhabi
Style	His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence	Royal Marina Village, Villa No 62
Seat	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Bengt Rösiö
Formation	1974
Website	Swedish Embassy, Abu Dhabi

The Ambassador of Sweden to the United Arab Emirates (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the United Arab Emirates) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of the United Arab Emirates and federal government of the United Arab Emirates.

History

Diplomatic relations between Sweden and the United Arab Emirates were established in 1972.[1] In April 1983, Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland inaugurated Sweden's first embassy in Abu Dhabi.[2] The head of the new embassy was Counselor Bengt Lundborg, who was directly subordinate to the Swedish ambassador in Kuwait City, who was concurrently accredited to Abu Dhabi.[3] The embassy was closed in 1993 due to severe budget cuts in the state budget.[4]

Sweden reopened an embassy in Abu Dhabi in February 2002.[5] The Swedish ambassador to the United Arab Emirates is also accredited to Bahrain and Kuwait.[6]

List of representatives

Name	Period	Title	Notes	Ref
Bengt Rösiö	1974–1977	Ambassador	Resident in Jeddah.	[7]
Göran Bundy	1977–1980	Ambassador	Resident in Kuwait City.	[8]
Thord Bengtson	1980–1982	Ambassador	Resident in Kuwait City.	[9]
Carl-Gustav Åkesson	1983–1986	Ambassador	Resident in Kuwait City.	[10]
Bengt Lundborg	1983–1988	Embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires ad interim		[11][12]
Ulf Norström	1987–1989	Ambassador	Resident in Kuwait City.	[13]
Gudmund Naessén	1988–1993	Embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires		[14][15]
Ingolf Kiesow	1989–1991[a]	Ambassador	Resident in Kuwait City.	[17]
Tommy Arwitz	1992–1997	Ambassador	Resident in Kuwait City.	[18]
Thomas Ganslandt	1997–2001	Ambassador	Resident in Kuwait City.	[19]
Lars-Erik Grundell	2001–2005	Ambassador	Also accredited to Doha and Manama (from 2002).	[20]
Bruno Beijer	2005–2010	Ambassador	Also accredited to Doha and Manama.	[21]
Magnus Schöldtz	2010–2011	Ambassador		[22]
Max Bjuhr	2011–2014	Ambassador	Also accredited to Doha and Manama.	[23][24]
Jan Thesleff	2014–2017	Ambassador	Also accredited to Manama.	[25][26]
Henrik Landerholm	1 September 2017 – 2021	Ambassador	Also accredited to Kuwait City and Manama.	[27][28]
Liselott Andersson	2021–2023	Ambassador	Also accredited to Kuwait City and Manama.	[29][30]
Fredrik Florén	September 2023 – present	Ambassador	Also accredited to Kuwait City and Manama.	[31][32][33]

Footnotes

1. Ingolf Kiesow [sv] was stationed in Kuwait City and also accredited to Abu Dhabi. After the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990, Kiesow stayed in Kuwait City until he was forced to leave on 8 September, at which point he was stripped of his diplomatic immunity.[16]

References

1. "Historic ties and robust trade: The flourishing partnership between the UAE and Sweden". Gulf News. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
2. "Industrifolk till Gulfen" [Industrialists to the Gulf]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 24 March 1983. p. 9. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
3. "Sverige får ny ambassad" [Sweden gets a new embassy]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 204. 31 July 1982. p. 1. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
4. Holmström, Mikael (8 December 1992). "Ambassader läggs ner" [Embassies are closed]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 10. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
5. "Svensk ambassad i Förenade Arabemiraten" [Swedish Embassy in the United Arab Emirates]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). TT. 9 February 2002. p. A 9. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
6. "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Abu Dhabi. 8 March 2021. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
7. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1977). Sveriges statskalender 1977 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 431, 450. ISBN 91-38-03338-0. SELIBR 3682758.
8. Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 190. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
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. 94. ISBN 91-1-914072-X. SELIBR 8261513.
10. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1986). Sveriges statskalender 1986 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. pp. 347, 358. ISBN 91-38-08944-0. SELIBR 3682765.
11. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1989). Sveriges statskalender 1989 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 355. ISBN 9138121735. SELIBR 3682768.
12. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 737. ISBN 9138318385. SELIBR 8261601.
13. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1989). Sveriges statskalender 1989 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 359, 370. ISBN 9138121735. SELIBR 3682768.
14. Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1993). Sveriges statskalender 1993 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 346. ISBN 9138128098. SELIBR 3682772.
15. Carlson, Bo Kage (11 August 1990). "Västlig exodus ifrån Persiska viken" [Western exodus from the Persian Gulf]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Dubai. p. 4. Retrieved 31 January 2025. ...säger Sveriges chargé d'affaires i Förenade Arabemiraten Gudmund Naessén till SvD. [...says Sweden's chargé d'affaires in the United Arab Emirates Gudmund Naessén to SvD.]
16. Andersson, Roger (5 November 1990). "Diplomaten som blev gisslan" [The diplomat who became a hostage]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 9. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
17. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1991). Sveriges statskalender 1991 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 349, 354. ISBN 9138125277. SELIBR 3682770.
18. Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1997). Sveriges statskalender 1997 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 180, 185. ISBN 9138309734. SELIBR 3682776.
19. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 178, 183. ISBN 9138318385. SELIBR 8261601.
20. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 170, 175, 187. ISBN 9138321971. SELIBR 9879458.
21. Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 174, 180, 194. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
22. "President receives credentials from 13 ambassadors". Abu Dhabi: Emirates News Agency. WAM. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
23. Shoeb, Mohammad (12 March 2013). "IKEA 'cuts the log' to open Doha store". The Peninsula. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
24. "State Foreign Minister receives Non-Resident Swedish Ambassador". Manama: Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies. Bahrain News Agency. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
25. "Ny ambassadör till Förenade Arabemiraten" [New ambassador to the United Arab Emirates] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 8 May 2014. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
26. "His Majesty receives credentials". Gulf Daily News. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
27. "Ny ambassadör i Förenade arabemiraten" [New ambassador to the United Arab Emirates] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
28. "CV Henrik Landerholm" (PDF) (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. September 2023. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
29. "Ny ambassadör i Förenade arabemiraten" [New ambassador to the United Arab Emirates] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
30. "H.E. Ambassador Liselott Andersson presented her letter of credence to Kuwaiti Foreign Minister H.E Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday, May 31 in Kuwait". Embassy of Sweden, Abu Dhabi. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2025 – via Instagram.
31. "Fredrik Florén ny ambassadör i Förenade Arabemiraten" [Fredrik Florén new ambassador to the United Arab Emirates] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
32. "H.E. Ambassador Liselott Andersson presented her letter of credence to Kuwaiti Foreign Minister H.E Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday, May 31 in Kuwait". Embassy of Sweden, Abu Dhabi. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025 – via Instagram.
33. "Foreign Minister receives copies of credentials of several appointed ambassadors-designate to Bahrain". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.

External links

• Embassy of Sweden, Abu Dhabi, official website