List of ambassadors of Sweden to Malaysia

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StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Ambassador of
Sweden to Malaysia
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Niklas Wiberg
since 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Kuala Lumpur
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderJens Malling
FormationNovember 1958
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Kuala Lumpur

The Ambassador of Sweden to Malaysia (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Malaysia) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the monarch and government of Malaysia.

In November 1958, Sweden's ambassador in Jakarta, Jens Malling, was appointed as an envoy extraordinaire and minister plenipotentiary, also serving as an envoy to Kuala Lumpur, the Federation of Malaya.[1] This made him Sweden's first envoy to Kuala Lumpur. In February 1959, Malling presented his credentials to the King of Malaysia, Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan.[2]

In January 1969, the Swedish government announced its intention to open an embassy in Kuala Lumpur, with a chargé d'affaires who would report to the Swedish ambassador in Bangkok.[3] In June of that year, First Embassy Secretary Arnold Willén was appointed chargé d'affaires.[4] The embassy opened on 10 October 1969. The head of mission was Count Axel Lewenhaupt, who also served as Sweden's ambassador to Thailand. In Lewenhaupt's absence, the embassy was to be managed by a chargé d’affaires ad interim.[5]

In 1976, Sweden appointed its first resident ambassador to Kuala Lumpur.

List of representatives

NamePeriodResident/Non residentTitleNotesPresented credentialsRef
Federation of Malaya (1948–1963)
Jens MallingNovember 1958 – 1959 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Jakarta.February 1959[1][6][2]
Tord Göransson1959–1962 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Jakarta.25 August 1960[7]
Louis De Geer1962–1963 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Jakarta.[8]
Malaysia (1963–present)
Louis De Geer1963–1964 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Jakarta.[8]
Åke Sjölin1964–1967 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Bangkok.28 October 1964[9][10]
Axel Lewenhaupt1967–1970 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Bangkok.[11]
Arnold Willén1969–1971 ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interim[a][13][12]
Eric Virgin1970–1976 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Bangkok.[14]
Fredrik Bergenstråhle1971–1975 ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interim[b][15]
Arne Fältheim1976–1981 ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Rangoon.[16]
Bengt Rösiö1981–1985 ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Rangoon.[17]
Curt Wiik1985–1989 ResidentAmbassador[18]
Wanja Tornberg1989–1993 ResidentAmbassador[19]
Percy Westerlund1993–1995 ResidentAmbassador[20]
Harald Fälth1995–2001 ResidentAmbassador[21]
Bruno Beijer2001–2005 ResidentAmbassador[22]
Helena Sångeland2005–2010 ResidentAmbassador[23]
Per-Arne Hjelmborn6 August 2010 – July 2011 ResidentAmbassador[24][25]
–1 August 2011 – 31 August 2012 Non-resident–The Swedish embassy was closed.[26][25]
Bengt G Carlsson1 September 2012 – 2016 ResidentAmbassador20 September 2012[25][27]
Dag Juhlin-DannfeltSeptember 2016 – 2021 ResidentAmbassador[28]
Joachim Bergström2021–2024 ResidentAmbassador[29]
Niklas Wiberg2024–present ResidentAmbassador[30]

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