| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | the Russian Federation to the Republic of Cyprus |
| Incumbent: | Murat Zyazikov |
| Insignia: | MID emblem.png |
| Incumbentsince: | 12 September 2022 |
| Department: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Nicosia |
| Style: | His Excellency The Honourable |
| Reports To: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat: | Nicosia |
| Appointer: | President of Russia |
| Termlength: | At the pleasure of the President |
| Formation: | 1960 |
| Website: | Embassy of Russia in Cyprus |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry |
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Cyprus is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Cyprus.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Nicosia.[1] The post of Russian Ambassador to Cyprus is currently held by Murat Zyazikov, incumbent since 12 September 2022.[2]
See main article: Cyprus–Russia relations. Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and Cyprus were first established in August 1960.[3] The first ambassador,, was appointed on 16 December 1960, and presented his credentials on 31 December 1960.[3] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador,, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1996.[3]
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador | 16 December 1960 | 20 April 1968 | ||
| Ambassador | 20 April 1968 | 4 December 1970 | ||
| Ambassador | 8 January 1971 | 7 July 1973 | ||
| Ambassador | 7 July 1973 | 31 July 1986 | ||
| Ambassador | 31 July 1986 | 2 October 1990 | ||
| Ambassador | 14 September 1990 | 25 December 1991 | ||
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | 18 November 1996 | ||
| Georgiy Muradov | Ambassador | 18 November 1996 | 25 October 1999 | |
| Ambassador | 31 December 1999 | 20 November 2003 | ||
| Ambassador | 24 November 2003 | 11 September 2008 | ||
| Ambassador | 11 September 2008 | 3 June 2013 | ||
| Stanislav Osadchiy | Ambassador | 3 June 2013[4] | 12 September 2022 | |
| Murat Zyazikov | Ambassador | 12 September 2022 | ||