| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | the Russian Federation to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
| Insignia: | Emblem of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia |
| Incumbentsince: | 11 April 2019 |
| Status: | Chief of Russian Diplomatic Mission to Pakistan |
| Department: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) |
| Nominator: | The President of Russia |
| Appointer: | State Duma |
| Formation: | 22 November 1949 |
| Website: | https://pakistan.mid.ru |
| Style: | His Excellency, The Honorable |
| Reports To: | Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia) |
| Residence: | Embassy of Russia in Islamabad |
| Seat: | Islamabad |
| Deputy: | Vladimir L. Berezyuk (Deputy Head of Mission) |
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Pakistan is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Pakistan.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Islamabad.[1] There is a consulate general in Karachi, and an honorary consul is based in Lahore.[2]
The post of Russian Ambassador to Pakistan is currently held by, incumbent since 11 April 2019.[3]
See main article: Pakistan–Russia relations. Diplomatic relations were established on an embassy level on 1 May 1948, when the Soviet embassy was opened in Karachi, the then capital of Pakistan. The first ambassador,, was appointed on 22 November 1949. In August 1960 the capital of Pakistan was moved to the newly founded city of Islamabad, where the embassy is now based.
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador | 22 November 1949 | 13 February 1950 | ||
| Ambassador | 13 February 1950 | 20 January 1956 | ||
| Ambassador | 20 January 1956 | 15 February 1960 | ||
| Ambassador | 15 February 1960 | 23 November 1961 | ||
| Ambassador | 28 November 1961 | 6 August 1965 | ||
| Ambassador | 6 August 1965 | 29 May 1971 | ||
| Aleksei Rodionov | Ambassador | 29 May 1971 | 5 December 1974 | |
| Ambassador | 5 December 1974 | 11 July 1980 | ||
| Vitaly Smirnov | Ambassador | 11 July 1980 | 16 May 1985 | |
| Abdurrahman Vazirov | Ambassador | 16 May 1985 | 12 July 1988 | |
| Victor Yakunin | Ambassador | 12 July 1988 | 25 December 1991 | |
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Yakunin | Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | 29 April 1993 | |
| Ambassador | 29 April 1993 | 18 September 1998 | ||
| Ambassador | 18 September 1998 | 4 December 1999 | ||
| Ambassador | 8 June 2000 | 12 July 2004 | ||
| Sergey Peskov | Ambassador | 12 July 2004 | 30 September 2008 | |
| Andrey Budnik | Ambassador | 30 September 2008 | 14 December 2013 | |
| Alexey Dedov | Ambassador | 14 December 2013 | 11 April 2019 | |
| Ambassador | 11 April 2019 | |||