The ambassador of Russia to Qatar is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the emir and the government of Qatar.

The ambassador to Qatar and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Doha. The current Russian ambassador to Qatar is , incumbent since 9 November 2021.

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Qatar were established on 1 August 1988. Awdy Kulyýew was appointed as the initial chargé d'affaires on 1 September 1988, serving as such until the appointment of as the ambassador to Qatar on 28 September 1989. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Qatar recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state, and Vodyakhin continued as ambassador from Russia until 1993.

Diplomatic relations were strained in the early 2010s over the issue of the Syrian civil war, with Russia supporting the government forces, and Qatar the opposition. Matters reached a head on 29 November 2011 when the Russian ambassador to Qatar, Vladimir Titorenko, claimed he had been assaulted at Doha International Airport by Qatari security forces who attempted to examine his diplomatic bag. Russian president Dmitry Medvedev recalled Titorenko in protest on 7 March 2012, and relations with Qatar were downgraded to the level of chargé d'affaires. Relations were restored to the level of ambassadorial exchanges with the appointment of on 22 November 2013.

List of representatives of Russia to Qatar (1988–present) Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Qatar (1988–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAwdy KulyýewChargé d'affaires1 September 198828 September 1989Ambassador28 September 198925 December 1991

Ambassadors of the Russian Federation to Qatar (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 December 199127 October 1993Igor MelikhovAmbassador27 October 19936 September 1996Ambassador25 November 1996 5 August 2000Ambassador5 August 200015 July 2005Ambassador15 July 200523 July 2009Vladimir TitorenkoAmbassador23 July 20097 March 2012Dmitry TrofimovChargé d'affaires7 March 201222 November 2013Ambassador22 November 20139 November 2021Ambassador9 November 2021

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