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. 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.
The engineer Hugo von Heidenstam was appointed in 1936 as Sweden's first resident minister in Tehran. 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.
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.
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.
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.
List of representatives NamePeriodTitleResident / Concurrent accreditationNotesPresented credentialsRefImperial State of Persia (1925–1935)Carl von Heidenstam26 March 1929 – 1930EnvoyResident in MoscowEric Gyllenstierna5 September 1930 – 1935EnvoyResident in MoscowImperial State of Iran (1935–1979)Eric Gyllenstierna1935–1936EnvoyResident in MoscowGunnar Reuterskiöld1934–1936Chargé d'affaires ad interimHugo von Heidenstam1 June 1936 – 1 August 1942EnvoyAlso accredited to BaghdadOlof Ripa1941–1941Chargé d'affaires ad interimHarald Pousette1941–1945Chargé d'affaires ad interimAlso accredited to BaghdadGunnar Jarring1945–1945Chargé d'affaires ad interimAlso accredited to BaghdadHarald Pousette1945–1947EnvoyAlso accredited to BaghdadHarry Eriksson1948–1951EnvoyAlso accredited to Baghdad and Karachi (from 1949)Gunnar Jarring1951–1952EnvoyAlso accredited to Baghdad and KarachiRagnvald Bagge1953–1957EnvoyAlso accredited to Baghdad and Karachi (until 1956)Ragnvald Bagge1957–1959AmbassadorAlso accredited to BaghdadDick Hichens-Bergström1959–1963AmbassadorAlso accredited to Baghdad and Kabul (from 1960)Eyvind Bratt1964–1967AmbassadorAlso accredited to KabulNils-Eric Ekblad1967–1970AmbassadorAlso accredited to KabulGustaf Bonde1970–1973AmbassadorAlso accredited to KabulBengt Odhner1973–1978AmbassadorAlso accredited to KabulKaj Sundberg1978–1989AmbassadorAlso accredited to KabulIslamic Republic of Iran (1979–present)Kaj Sundberg1979–1980AmbassadorAlso accredited to KabulGöran Bundy1980–1985AmbassadorApril 1980Bo Henrikson1985–1988AmbassadorHåkan Granqvist1989–1994AmbassadorHans Andersson1992–1997AmbassadorMats Marling1997–2000AmbassadorSteen Hohwü-Christensen2000–2003AmbassadorChristofer Gyllenstierna2003–2007AmbassadorMagnus Wernstedt2008–2012AmbassadorPeter Tejler2012–2016AmbassadorHelena SångelandSeptember 2016 – 2019AmbassadorMattias Lentz1 September 2019 – August 2023Ambassador19 November 2019Lars RonnåsAugust 2023 – March 2024Chargé d'affaires ad interimJöran BjällerstedtMarch 2024 – August 2024Chargé d'affaires ad interimEric Salmgren von SchantzSeptember 2024 – 2025Chargé d'affaires ad interimMathias OtterstedtJanuary 2025 – presentAmbassadorAppointed in June 2023. Took office in January 2025.27 January 2025
See also Iran–Sweden relations Embassy of Sweden, Tehran
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