List of ambassadors of Sweden to Yemen
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Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
| Ambassador of Sweden to Yemen | |
|---|---|
 | |
Incumbent since 2022Petra Menander | |
| Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Riyadh | |
| Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
| Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Seat | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia[a] |
| Appointer | Government of Sweden |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Precursor | Ambassador of Sweden to North Yemen Ambassador of Sweden to South Yemen |
| Inaugural holder | Lennart Alvin |
| Formation | 1990 |
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.
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] |
