List of ambassadors of Sweden to Bahrain
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Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
| Ambassador of Sweden to Bahrain | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Incumbent since September 2023Fredrik Florén | |
| Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Abu Dhabi | |
| Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
| Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Seat | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[a] |
| Appointer | Government of Sweden |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Bengt Rösiö |
| Formation | 1974 |
The Ambassador of Sweden to Bahrain (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Kingdom of Bahrain) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the king of Bahrain and cabinet of Bahrain. Since 2002, Sweden's ambassador to Bahrain has been resident in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates with concurrent accreditation to Manama, the capital of Bahrain.
On 25 February 1974, Sweden and Bahrain decided to establish diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level.[1][2] The idea of the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs was that the "Gulf Arab states" of Bahrain, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait (where Sweden had a chargé d'affaires) would be brought together under Sweden's ambassador to Saudi Arabia in Jeddah.[2]
On 18 November 1974, Sweden's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Bengt Rösiö, presented his credentials to the Emir of Bahrain, Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa. Rösiö thus became the first Swedish ambassador to be accredited to Bahrain.[3]
After Sweden stationed a resident ambassador at the embassy in Kuwait City in 1977, accreditation for Bahrain was transferred from Sweden's ambassador to Saudi Arabia to Sweden's ambassador to Kuwait. Sweden closed its embassy in Kuwait City in 2001 and opened one in Abu Dhabi the following year.[4][5] As a result, accreditation for Bahrain was taken over by Sweden's ambassador to the United Arab Emirates the same year.
List of representatives
| Name | Period | Title | Notes | Presented credentials | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Bahrain (1971–2002) | |||||
| Bengt Rösiö | 1974–1977 | Ambassador | Resident in Jeddah | 18 November 1974 | [6][3] |
| Göran Bundy | 1977–1980 | Ambassador | Resident in Kuwait City | [7] | |
| Thord Bengtson | 1980–1982 | Ambassador | Resident in Kuwait City | [8] | |
| Carl-Gustav Åkesson | 1983–1986 | Ambassador | Resident in Kuwait City | [9] | |
| Ulf Norström | 1987–1989 | Ambassador | Resident in Kuwait City | [10] | |
| Ingolf Kiesow | 1989–1991[b] | Ambassador | Resident in Kuwait City | [12] | |
| Tommy Arwitz | 1992–1997 | Ambassador | Resident in Kuwait City | [13] | |
| Thomas Ganslandt | 1997–2001 | Ambassador | Resident in Kuwait City | [14] | |
| Kingdom of Bahrain (2002–present) | |||||
| Lars-Erik Grundell | 2002–2005 | Ambassador | Resident in Abu Dhabi | [15] | |
| Bruno Beijer | 2005–2010 | Ambassador | Resident in Abu Dhabi | [16] | |
| Magnus Schöldtz | 2010–2011 | Ambassador | Resident in Abu Dhabi | [17] | |
| Max Bjuhr | 2011–2014 | Ambassador | Resident in Abu Dhabi | [18] | |
| Jan Thesleff | 2014–2017 | Ambassador | Resident in Abu Dhabi | [19] | |
| Henrik Landerholm | 2017–2021 | Ambassador | Resident in Abu Dhabi | [20] | |
| Liselott Andersson | 2021–2023 | Ambassador | Resident in Abu Dhabi | [21] | |
| Fredrik Florén | 2023–present | Ambassador | Resident in Abu Dhabi | 22 April 2025 | [22][23] |
