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Ambassador of
Sweden to Qatar
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Gautam Bhattacharyya
since September 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Doha
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatDoha, Qatar
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderBengt Rösiö
Formation1974
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Doha

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

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Diplomatic relations between Sweden and Qatar were established in 1974.[1] Ambassador Bengt Rösiö, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was concurrently accredited to Qatar.[2] From 1977 onward, the Swedish ambassador in Kuwait City held concurrent accreditation to Qatar.[3] 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.[4] On 11 May 2014, Ewa Polano [sv; de] presented her credentials to Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah, becoming Sweden's first resident ambassador in Doha.[5] The embassy was officially inaugurated on 14 May 2014, by the Minister for Foreign Trade, Ewa Björling,[6] and opened on the same day.[7]

List of representatives

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Bengt Rösiö 1974–1977 Ambassador Resident in Jeddah. [8]
Göran Bundy 1977–1980 Ambassador Resident in Kuwait City. [3]
Thord Bengtson 1980–1982 Ambassador Resident in Kuwait City. [9]
Carl-Gustav Åkesson 1983–1986 Ambassador Resident in Kuwait City. [10]
Ulf Norström 1986–1989 Ambassador Resident in Kuwait City. [11]
Ingolf Kiesow 1989–1991[a] Ambassador Resident in Kuwait City. [13]
Tommy Arwitz 1992–1997 Ambassador Resident in Kuwait City. [14]
Thomas Ganslandt 1997–2001 Ambassador Resident in Kuwait City. [15]
Lars-Erik Grundell 2001–2005 Ambassador Resident in Abu Dhabi. [16]
Bruno Beijer 2005–2010 Ambassador Resident in Abu Dhabi. [17]
Max Bjuhr 2011–2014 Ambassador Resident in Abu Dhabi. [18]
Ewa Polano 2014–2019 Ambassador [5]
Anders Bengtcén 1 September 2019 – 2022 Ambassador [19]
Gautam Bhattacharyya September 2022 – present Ambassador [20]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Ingolf Kiesow [sv] was stationed in Kuwait City and also accredited to Doha. After the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990, Kiesow stayed in Kuwait City until he was forced to leave on 8 September, at which point he was stripped of his diplomatic immunity.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Amir's visit to Sweden is culmination of 50 years of historical relations: Qatar's ambassador". Qatar Tribune. Qatar News Agency. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Sverige knyter nya kontakter med oljesultanat" [Sweden makes new contacts with oil sultanates]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 16 March 1974. p. 3. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  3. ^ a b Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 190. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  4. ^ "Sverige öppnar nya ambassader i Baku, Jerevan och Doha" (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b "FM, receives, Swedish ambassador". Gulf Times. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Överlämnande av kreditiv-och rappellbrev" [Presentation of credentials] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Doha. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  7. ^ "About us". Embassy of Sweden, Doha. 11 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 January 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  8. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1977). Sveriges statskalender 1977 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 450. ISBN 91-38-03338-0. SELIBR 3682758.
  9. ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 94. ISBN 91-1-914072-X. SELIBR 8261513.
  10. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1986). Sveriges statskalender 1986 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. pp. 358, 363. ISBN 91-38-08944-0. SELIBR 3682765.
  11. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1989). Sveriges statskalender 1989 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 370, 375. ISBN 9138121735. SELIBR 3682768.
  12. ^ Andersson, Roger (5 November 1990). "Diplomaten som blev gisslan" [The diplomat who became a hostage]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 9. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  13. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1991). Sveriges statskalender 1991 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 354, 359. ISBN 9138125277. SELIBR 3682770.
  14. ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1997). Sveriges statskalender 1997 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 185, 190. ISBN 9138309734. SELIBR 3682776.
  15. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 183, 189. ISBN 9138318385. SELIBR 8261601.
  16. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 175, 187. ISBN 9138321971. SELIBR 9879458.
  17. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 180, 194. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  18. ^ Shoeb, Mohammad (12 March 2013). "IKEA 'cuts the log' to open Doha store". The Peninsula. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Qatar" [New ambassador to Qatar] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  20. ^ "Gautam Bhattacharyya ny ambassadör i Qatar" [Gautam Bhattacharyya new ambassador to Qatar] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
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