The ambassador of Russia to Zimbabwe is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Zimbabwe.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Harare. The current Russian ambassador to Zimbabwe is , incumbent since 26 June 2019. Since 1994, the ambassador to Zimbabwe has had dual accreditation as the non-resident ambassador to Malawi.
History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Zimbabwe were established on 18 February 1981. The first ambassador, , was appointed on 4 July 1981. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Zimbabwe recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state, and the incumbent Soviet ambassador, , continued as the Russian ambassador until 1996. Relations between the Russian Federation and Malawi were established on 2 November 1993, and the Russian ambassador to Zimbabwe was dually accredited to Malawi from 30 November 1994, a practice that has since continued.
List of representatives of Russia to Zimbabwe (1981–present) Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Zimbabwe (1981–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador4 July 198118 March 1987Credentials presented on 6 August 1981 Ambassador18 March 198713 September 1990Ambassador13 September 199025 December 1991
Ambassadors of the Russian Federation to Zimbabwe (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 December 19918 August 1996Ambassador8 August 199624 July 2001Ambassador24 July 200114 September 2007Ambassador14 September 200715 December 2010Ambassador15 December 201013 March 2012Ambassador26 March 201326 June 2019Credentials presented on 19 June 2013Ambassador26 June 2019Credentials presented on 30 October 2019
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