List of representatives
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Diplomatic accreditation
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Ambassador
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Observations
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List of prime ministers of Sweden
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King of Saudi Arabia
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Term end
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1957
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Brynolf Eng
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envoy also accredited in Cairo
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Tage Erlander
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Saud of Saudi Arabia
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1959
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1959
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Brynolf Eng
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envoy
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Tage Erlander
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Saud of Saudi Arabia
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1960
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1960
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Gösta Brunnström
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Ambassador also accredited in Beirut.
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Tage Erlander
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Saud of Saudi Arabia
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1965
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1965
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Claës Ivar Wollin [sv]
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Ambassador also accredited in Beirut.
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Tage Erlander
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Faisal of Saudi Arabia
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1969
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1967
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Vidar Hellners [sv]
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Chargé d'affaires
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Tage Erlander
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Faisal of Saudi Arabia
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1970
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1969
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Åke Jonsson [sv]
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Ambassador also accredited in Sanaʽa.
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Olof Palme
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Faisal of Saudi Arabia
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1974
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1970
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Karl-Vilhelm Wöhler [sv]
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Chargé d'affaires
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Olof Palme
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Faisal of Saudi Arabia
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1974
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1974
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Bengt Rösiö
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[1]
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Olof Palme
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Faisal of Saudi Arabia
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1977
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1977
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Carl-Gustaf Bielke
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ambassador in Jeddah concurrently in Muscat (Oman) and Sanaʽa (Yemen).
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Thorbjörn Fälldin
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Khalid of Saudi Arabia
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1980
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1980
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Fredrik Bergenstråhle
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Ambassador in Jeddah, Muscat and Sanaʽa [3]
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Thorbjörn Fälldin
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Khalid of Saudi Arabia
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1984
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1984
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Frank Belfrage
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28 February 1986: Assassination of Olof Palme.[4]
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Olof Palme
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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1987
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1987
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Torsten Svensson [sv]
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Chargé d'affaires Swedish Trade Council (STC) in the Swedish embassy Riyadh, Sven Torsten Svensson, (*November 22, 1925 in Malmö; † March 9, 2012[5]
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Ingvar Carlsson
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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1991
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1991
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Steen Hohwü-Christensen
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Swedish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Steen Hohwu Christensen, (*February 18, 1940 in Danderyd)[6]
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Carl Bildt
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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1996
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1997
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Lave Johnsson [sv]
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Johnsson, A Lave K, ambassadör, Riyadh, f i Hbg 360307 av dir DHS Carl- Henrik J o dir DHS Ella, f Lönneroth. Sjöoffex KSS 59, kapten flottans
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Göran Persson
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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1997
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Leif Åke Ringquist [de]
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[7]
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Göran Persson
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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2003
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2003
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Åke Karlsson
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- In autumn 2002 Åke Karlsson led the Swedish trade promotion section in Seoul.
- In Saudi Arabia, the official death rate after the terrorist attack on Saturday May 29, 2004 was 22 dead and 25 injured. A Swedish man was among the death victims.[8]
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Göran Persson
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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2006
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2006
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Jan Thesleff
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Fredrik Reinfeldt
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Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
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2011
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2011
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Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt
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[9]
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Fredrik Reinfeldt
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Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
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2016
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November 18, 2014
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Wissam El Soudi
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Chargé d'affaires, Acting head of mission SE Embassy[10]
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Stefan Löfven
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Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
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May 19, 2016
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Jan Knutsson
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[11]
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Stefan Löfven
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Salman of Saudi Arabia
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[12]
- ^ Bengt Rösiö
- ^ Carl-Gustaf_Bielke_(diplomat 1986)
- ^ Fredrik Bergenstråhle
- ^ Frank Belfrage
- ^ Torsten Svensson (diplomat)
- ^ Steen Hohwü-Christensen
- ^ Leif Ringquist: On Julafton of 1965 he was speaker of the Swedish United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus in the Ledra Palace Hotel. Swedish success in the UN show, Svensk succé i FN showen p. 3
- ^ Åke Karlssontrade promotion section Seoul May 30, 2004: [1]; 20 juni 2004: estimation of the situation(Swedish)
- ^ Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt
- ^ Wissam El Soudi
- ^ Jan Knutsson
- ^ Sveriges ambassad, Riyadh, Saudiarabien, [2], Aftonbladet, October 20, 2016, [3]; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Embassy of Sweden, [4]