Iceland's first ambassador to India was Pétur Thorsteinsson in 1976. Iceland's present ambassador to India is Guðni Bragson, who presented his credentials to President Ram Nath Kovind on 22 September 2021. While Iceland has an acreditted ambassador since 1976, the Embassy of Iceland was not formally opened until 26 February, 2006. Aside from India, the Embassy's area of jurisdiction includes Nepal and Sri Lanka.
List of ambassadors #NameAppointmentTermination of mission1Pétur Thorsteinsson20 November 19769 February 19842Sigurður Bjarnason9 February 198431 December 19853Hannes Jónsson6 October 198731 October 19894Benedikt Ásgeirsson5 February 199711 February 20005Þorsteinn Pálsson11 February 200023 February 20046Sverrir H. Gunnlaugsson23 February 20045 April 20067Sturla Sigurjónsson5 April 200618 January 20078Gunnar Pálsson18 January 200711 November 20099Guðmundur Eiríksson11 November 2009 September 201810Guðmundur Árni StefánssonSeptember 2018April 202011Guðni BragsonSeptember 2021Incumbent
See also Iceland–India relations Foreign relations of Iceland Ambassadors of Iceland List of ambassadors and high commissioners to India
References
List of Icelandic representatives (Icelandic Foreign Ministry website)