List of ambassadors of Spain to Pakistan
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The ambassador of Spain to Pakistan is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
| Ambassador of Spain to Pakistan | |
|---|---|
 | |
Incumbent since 27 December 2025Carlos Aragón Gil de la Serna | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | The Most Excellent |
| Residence | Islamabad |
| Nominator | The Foreign Minister |
| Appointer | The Monarch |
| Term length | At the government's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Fermín Sanz-Orrio |
| Formation | 1951 |
| Website | Mission of Spain to Pakistan |
Both countries have maintained diplomatic relations since 1951.[1] In September that year, Spain established a resident embassy in Karachi[2] and was later moved to Islamabad. The Embassy's Consular Section provides consular protection throughout the country, supported by honorary consulates in Karachi and Lahore.[3]
In the past, the ambassador to Pakistan has been also responsible for Afghanistan (1979–2005[a]) and Sri Lanka (1955–1958). Since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in 2021, the Embassy of Spain in Islamabad is responsible for visas and consular affairs related to Afghanistan.[4]
List of ambassadors
| Name | Term | Nominated by | Appointed by | Accredited to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fermín Sanz-Orrio | 26 January 1952[5] – 5 May 1954 (2 years, 99 days) |
Alberto Martín-Artajo | Francisco Franco | Malik Ghulam Muhammad |
| 2 | Francisco de Amat y Torres | 1 June 1954[6] – 22 June 1955 (1 year, 21 days) | |||
| 3 | Manuel Galán Pacheco de Padilla[b] | 25 June 1955[7] – 15 January 1958 (2 years, 204 days) |
Iskander Mirza | ||
| 4 | Fernando Canthal y Girón | 15 January 1958[8] – 25 August 1958 (222 days) |
Fernando María Castiella | Iskander Mirza | |
| 5 | Pedro Seoane y Diana Marquess of Orellana la Vieja |
25 August 1958[9] – 6 March 1967 (8 years, 193 days) | |||
| 6 | Eduardo Gasset y Díez de Ulzurrun Count of Peñarrubias |
20 March 1967[10] – 4 April 1970 (3 years, 15 days) |
Ayub Khan | ||
| 7 | Manuel de la Calzada Herranz Marquess of Santa Cruz de Inguanzo |
27 June 1970[11] – 18 March 1972 (1 year, 265 days) |
Gregorio López-Bravo | Yahya Khan | |
| 8 | Marcelino Fernández Díez | 18 March 1972[12] – 25 March 1976 (4 years, 7 days) |
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto | ||
| 9 | Ignacio de Casso García | 20 May 1976[13] – 29 July 1981 (5 years, 70 days) |
The Count of Motrico | Juan Carlos I | Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry |
| 10 | Víctor Sánchez-Mesas y Juste | 29 July 1981[14] – 8 October 1984 (3 years, 71 days) |
José Pedro Pérez-Llorca | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq | |
| 11 | José María Campoamor Elías | 8 October 1984[15] – 28 July 1986 (1 year, 293 days) |
Fernando Morán | ||
| 12 | José García Bañón | 28 July 1986[16] – 22 June 1991 (4 years, 329 days) |
Francisco Fernández Ordóñez | ||
| 13 | José María Ullrich Rojas | 4 September 1991[17] – 12 March 1994 (5 years, 219 days) |
Ghulam Ishaq Khan | ||
| 14 | Lorenzo González Alonso | 26 March 1994[18] – 26 February 1998 (3 years, 337 days) |
Javier Solana | Farooq Leghari | |
| 15 | Aurora Bernáldez | 26 February 1998[19] – 3 January 2002 (3 years, 311 days) |
Abel Matutes | Muhammad Rafiq Tarar | |
| 16 | Antonio Segura Morís[c] | 3 January 2002[20] – 1 February 2005 (3 years, 1 day) |
Josep Piqué | Pervez Musharraf | |
| 17 | José María Robles Fraga | 1 February 2005[21] – 23 December 2008 (3 years, 326 days) |
Miguel Ángel Moratinos | ||
| 18 | Gonzalo María Quintero | 23 December 2008[22] – 26 May 2012[23] (3 years, 155 days) |
Asif Ali Zardari | ||
| 19 | Javier María Carbajosa Sánchez | 26 May 2012[24] – 13 June 2015 (3 years, 18 days) |
José Manuel García-Margallo | ||
| 20 | Carlos César Morales Sánchez | 13 June 2015[25] – 12 October 2018 (3 years, 121 days) |
Felipe VI | Mamnoon Hussain | |
| 21 | Manuel Durán Giménez-Rico | 12 October 2018[26] – 15 June 2022 (3 years, 246 days) |
Josep Borrell | Arif Alvi | |
| 22 | José Antonio de Ory Peral | 15 June 2022[27] – 27 December 2025 (3 years, 195 days) |
José Manuel Albares | ||
| 23 | Carlos Aragón Gil de la Serna | 27 December 2025[28] – present (209 days) |
Asif Ali Zardari | ||