| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | Sweden to Egypt |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Sweden.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 100px |
| Insigniacaption: | Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden |
| Flagsize: | 200 |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Incumbent: | Håkan Emsgård |
| Incumbentsince: | 2021 |
| Department: | Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Cairo |
| Style: | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
| Reports To: | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Residence: | 13 Mohamed Mazhar Street |
| Seat: | Cairo, Egypt |
| Appointer: | Government of Sweden |
| Termlength: | No fixed term |
| Formation: | 1922 |
| First: | Harald Bildt |
The Ambassador of Sweden to Egypt (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Arab Republic of Egypt) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Egypt and government of Egypt.
When Egypt was recognized as an independent kingdom by the United Kingdom in 1922, Legation Councillor was appointed Consul General and became Sweden's first minister in Cairo. Until then, Sweden had been represented in Egypt by a consulate general and diplomatic agents.[1]
The Swedish envoy/ambassador in Cairo has, over the years, been accredited to several neighboring countries. In October 1945, Swedish Minister Widar Bagge in Cairo was also accredited to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[2] On 7 February 1947, Minister Bagge was appointed envoy to both Beirut and Damascus.[3] Sweden's minister in Cairo remained accredited in these countries until 1957, when the Swedish legation in Beirut opened and the Swedish minister there assumed that role. Other countries where the Swedish ambassador in Cairo has been concurrently accredited include Saudi Arabia (1957–1960), Yemen (1961–1962), Somalia (1965–1970), Cyprus (1977–1981), and Sudan (1967–2004).
In August 1957, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Egypt 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. Brynolf Eng, the envoy there, was appointed as Sweden's ambassador to Cairo.[4]
On 22 February 1958, Sweden recognized the newly formed state of the United Arab Republic. On the same day, Sweden's envoy in Cairo, Ambassador Brynolf Eng, presented the notification and his credentials as Swedish ambassador to the United Arab Republic.[5]
| Name | Period | Title | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlo Landberg | 1888–1893 | Diplomatic agent | Swedish-Norwegian Consul General in Alexandria as well as diplomatic agent in Egypt. | [6] | |
| Carl-Axel Wachtmeister | 27 March 1908 – 11 July 1919 | Diplomatic agent | Consular judge there on 1 January 1910. Granted the title of resident minister on 12 March 1918. | [7] | |
| Wiktor Unander | 1919–1922 | Acting diplomatic agent | Also consul general in Cairo. | [8] | |
| Harald Bildt | 14 July 1922 – 1936 | Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary | Also consul general in Cairo. | [9] | |
| Olof Carlander | 23 May 1931 – 1931 | Chargé d'affaires | Also acting consul general. During Harald Bildt's leave. | [10] | |
| Olof Carlander | 28 June 1932 – 1932 | Chargé d'affaires | Also acting consul general. During Harald Bildt's leave. | [11] | |
| Knut Richard Thyberg | 1936–1938 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [12] | ||
| Ivan Danielsson | 1 July 1937 – 1942 | Envoy | [13] [14] | ||
| Arvid Hugo Berns | 1942–1945 | First legation secretary and chargé d'affaires | [15] [16] | ||
| Widar Bagge | 1945–1951 | Envoy | Also accredited to Ethiopia (1945–1950) and Lebanon and Syria (1947–1951). | [17] [18] | |
| Gustaf Weidel | 1951–1955 | Envoy | Also accredited to Lebanon and Syria. | [19] | |
| Brynolf Eng | 1955–1957 | Envoy | Also accredited to Lebanon and Syria. | [20] | |
| Brynolf Eng | 1957–1961 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Saudi Arabia (1957–1960) and to Yemen (1961). | [21] [22] [23] | |
| Sven Dahlman | 1961–1962 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Yemen. | [24] | |
| Adolf Croneborg | 1962–1966 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Somalia (1965–1966). | [25] [26] | |
| Tord Hagen | 1966–1972 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Somalia (1967–1970) and Sudan (1967–1972). | [27] [28] [29] | |
| Lars von Celsing | 1972–1976 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Sudan. | [30] | |
| Axel Edelstam | 1976–1981 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Cyprus (1977–1981) and Sudan (1976–1981) as well as Somalia (1980–1981). | [31] [32] | |
| Olov Ternström | 1981–1986 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Sudan. | [33] | |
| Lars-Olof Brilioth | 1987–1990 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Sudan. | [34] | |
| Jan Ståhl | 1990–1995 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Sudan. | [35] | |
| Christer Sylvén | 1995–2000 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Sudan. | [36] | |
| Sven Linder | 2000–2003 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Sudan. | [37] | |
| Stig Elvemar | 2003–2008 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Sudan (until 2004). | [38] | |
| Malin Kärre | 2008–2013 | Ambassador | [39] | ||
| Charlotta Sparre | 2013–2017 | Ambassador | [40] | ||
| Jan Thesleff | 1 September 2017 – 2021 | Ambassador | [41] | ||
| Håkan Emsgård | 2021–present | Ambassador | [42] |
