The Ambassador of Sweden to Qatar (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the State of Qatar) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the Emir of Qatar and government of Qatar.
History Diplomatic relations between Sweden and Qatar were established in 1974. Ambassador Bengt Rösiö, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was concurrently accredited to Qatar. From 1977 onward, the Swedish ambassador in Kuwait City held concurrent accreditation to Qatar. Following the closure of the Swedish embassy in Kuwait in 2001, the Swedish ambassador in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, assumed concurrent accreditation to Qatar.
On 19 June 2013, the Swedish government decided to open an embassy in Doha. On 11 May 2014, presented her credentials to Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah, becoming Sweden's first resident ambassador in Doha. The embassy was officially inaugurated on 14 May 2014, by the Minister for Foreign Trade, Ewa Björling, and opened on the same day.
List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesRefBengt Rösiö1974–1977AmbassadorResident in Jeddah.Göran Bundy1977–1980AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City.Thord Bengtson1980–1982AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City.Carl-Gustav Åkesson1983–1986AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City.Ulf Norström1986–1989AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City.Ingolf Kiesow1989–1991AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City.Tommy Arwitz1992–1997AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City.Thomas Ganslandt1997–2001AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City.Lars-Erik Grundell2001–2005AmbassadorResident in Abu Dhabi.Bruno Beijer2005–2010AmbassadorResident in Abu Dhabi.Max Bjuhr2011–2014AmbassadorResident in Abu Dhabi.Ewa Polano2014–2019AmbassadorAnders Bengtcén1 September 2019 – 2022AmbassadorGautam BhattacharyyaSeptember 2022 – presentAmbassador
See also Qatar–Sweden relations
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