# List of ambassadors of Sweden to Iran

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

## History

Sweden's first envoy accredited in Tehran was Sweden's envoy in Moscow, Carl von Heidenstam, who was appointed on 26 March 1929. The King in Council appointed von Heidenstam, as it had become desirable—partly due to the development of Swedish-Persian trade relations—to establish direct diplomatic relations with Persia. He presented his letter of credence to the Shah of Persia, Reza Shah on 24 April of the same year.
The engineer Hugo von Heidenstam was appointed in 1936 as Sweden's first resident minister in Tehran. He was also the first Swedish minister in Tehran to be accredited to Baghdad, Iraq. Previously, the Swedish minister in Moscow was accredited in Baghdad. von Heidenstam presented his credentials in Baghdad on 9 December 1936.
In July 1949, the King in Council decided to establish diplomatic relations with Pakistan. The then Minister in Tehran and Baghdad, Envoy Harry Eriksson, was appointed to also serve as the envoy in Karachi.
In September 1957, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Iranian governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary.
In August 1960, after an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Afghan governments that the heads of missions in their respective countries would hold the rank of ambassador, Sweden's then-ambassador to Tehran and Baghdad, Dick Hichens-Bergström, was also appointed as ambassador to Kabul.

## List of representatives

| Name | Period | Title | Notes |
| Carl von Heidenstam | 26 March 1929 – 1930 | Envoy | Accredited from the Swedish legation in Moscow. |
| Eric Gyllenstierna | 5 September 1930 – 1936 | Envoy | Accredited from the Swedish legation in Moscow. |
| Gunnar Reuterskiöld | 1934–1936 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | |
| Hugo von Heidenstam | 1 June 1936 – 1 August 1942 | Envoy | Also accredited to Baghdad. |
| Olof Ripa | 1941–1941 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | |
| Harald Pousette | 1941–1945 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | Also accredited to Baghdad. |
| Gunnar Jarring | 1945–1945 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | Also accredited to Baghdad. |
| Harald Pousette | 1945–1947 | Envoy | Also accredited to Baghdad. |
| Harry Eriksson | 1948–1951 | Envoy | Also accredited to Baghdad and Karachi (from 1949). |
| Gunnar Jarring | 1951–1952 | Envoy | Also accredited to Baghdad and Karachi. |
| Ragnvald Bagge | 1953–1957 | Envoy | Also accredited to Baghdad and Karachi (until 1956). |
| Ragnvald Bagge | 1957–1959 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Baghdad. |
| Dick Hichens-Bergström | 1959–1963 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Baghdad and Kabul (from 1960). |
| Eyvind Bratt | 1964–1967 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Kabul. |
| Nils-Eric Ekblad | 1967–1970 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Kabul. |
| Gustaf Bonde | 1970–1973 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Kabul. |
| Bengt Odhner | 1973–1978 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Kabul. |
| Kaj Sundberg | 1978–1980 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Kabul. |
| Göran Bundy | 1980–1985 | Ambassador | |
| Bo Henrikson | 1985–1988 | Ambassador | |
| Håkan Granqvist | 1989–1994 | Ambassador | |
| Hans Andersson | 1992–1997 | Ambassador | |
| Mats Marling | 1997–2000 | Ambassador | |
| Steen Hohwü-Christensen | 2000–2003 | Ambassador | |
| Christofer Gyllenstierna | 2003–2007 | Ambassador | |
| Magnus Wernstedt | 2008–2012 | Ambassador | |
| Peter Tejler | 2012–2016 | Ambassador | |
| Helena Sångeland | September 2016 – 2019 | Ambassador | |
| Mattias Lentz | 1 September 2019 – August 2023 | Ambassador | Presented credentials on 19 November 2019. |
| Lars Ronnås | August 2023 – March 2024 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | |
| Jöran Bjällerstedt | March 2024 – August 2024 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | |
| Eric Salmgren von Schantz | September 2024 – 2025 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | |
| Mathias Otterstedt | January 2025 – present | Ambassador | Appointed in June 2023. Took office in January 2025. |