List of ambassadors of Sweden to Yemen

Ambassador of
Sweden to Yemen
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Petra Menander
since 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Riyadh
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatRiyadh, Saudi Arabia[a]
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
PrecursorAmbassador of Sweden to North Yemen
Ambassador of Sweden to South Yemen
Inaugural holderLennart Alvin
Formation1990

The Ambassador of Sweden to Yemen (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Yemen) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the government of Yemen and the president of Yemen.

History

Sweden established diplomatic relations with the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) in December 1970 and appointed ambassadors accredited to the North Yemeni capital, Sanaa and to the South Yemeni capital, Aden.[1][2]

The Yemeni unification took place on 22 May 1990, when North Yemen and South Yemen united to form the Republic of Yemen. Sweden's ambassador in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Lennart Alvin, who had been accredited as Swedish ambassador to North Yemen since 1987, was now accredited to the new republic.[3]

Since 1990, Sweden's ambassador to Saudi Arabia has been accredited to Yemen's capital, Sanaa, except during the years 1999–2003, when Sweden's ambassador to Yemen was based in Cairo, Egypt.[4]

List of representatives

Name Period Title Notes Ref
Lennart Alvin 1990[b]–1991 Ambassador Resident in Riyadh. [3]
Steen Hohwü-Christensen 1991–1996 Ambassador Resident in Riyadh. [5]
Lave Johnsson 1996–1999[c] Ambassador Resident in Riyadh. [6]
Bengt Sparre 1999–2003 Ambassador Resident in Cairo. [4]
Åke Karlsson 2003–2006 Ambassador Resident in Riyadh. [7]
Jan Thesleff 2006–2011 Ambassador Resident in Riyadh. [8]
Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt September 2011 – August 2016 Ambassador Resident in Riyadh. [9][10]
Jan Knutsson 2016–2019 Ambassador Resident in Riyadh. [11]
Niclas Trouvé 2019–2022 Ambassador Resident in Riyadh. [12]
Petra Menander 2022–present Ambassador Resident in Riyadh. [13]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ The ambassador is based at the Swedish Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  2. ^ Ambassador to North Yemen from 1987.[3]
  3. ^ In the 2000 edition of the Sveriges statskalender, Lave Johnsson is listed as ambassador to Yemen.[6] The 2003 edition lists Bengt Sparre as ambassador to Yemen from 1999.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Sändebud i Jemen" [Ambassador in Yemen]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 19 December 1970. p. 11. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Diplomatiska förbindelser Sverige-Jemen" [Diplomatic relations Sweden-Yemen]. Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning (in Swedish). Stockholm. TT. 21 December 1970. p. 5. Retrieved 5 October 2025. upprättande av av diplomatiska förbindelser mellan Sverige och Jemen samt mellan Sverige och Sydjemen. [establishment of diplomatic relations between Sweden and Yemen and between Sweden and South Yemen.]
  3. ^ a b c Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1991). Sveriges statskalender 1991 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 360, 366. ISBN 9138125277. SELIBR 3682770.
  4. ^ a b c Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 190. ISBN 91-38-32045-2. SELIBR 8869747.
  5. ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1996). Sveriges statskalender 1996 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 193, 199. ISBN 9138350211. SELIBR 3682781.
  6. ^ a b Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2000). Sveriges statskalender 2000 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 188, 194. ISBN 91-38-31692-7. SELIBR 8261600.
  7. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 182, 192. ISBN 91-38-32230-7. SELIBR 10156707.
  8. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 184, 195. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  9. ^ "Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt". LinkedIn. Retrieved 4 February 2025. Ambassador of Sweden to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman & Yemen
    Embassy of Sweden to KSA
    sep. 2011–aug. 2016 5 years
  10. ^ "Join us next week on Friday for a lecture with Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt..." Association of Foreign Affairs in Lund. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via Instagram. He has previously served as an Ambassador in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Yemen...
  11. ^ "Yemeni FM Receives Swedish Ambassador". Riyadh. Saudi Press Agency. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2025. ...met here today with the Swedish Ambassador to Yemen Jan Knutsson
  12. ^ "Yemeni President Meets with Swedish Foreign Minister". Riyadh. Saudi Press Agency. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2025. ...who was accompanied by the Swedish Ambassador to Yemen Niclas Trouvé
  13. ^ "Foreign Minister receives Swedish Ambassador to Yemen". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Saba News Agency. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
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