| Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan | |
|---|---|
| سفیر روسی وفاق کے لئے اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان | |
 Emblem of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia | |
since 10 November 2023 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) | |
| Style | His Excellency, The Honorable |
| Status | Chief of Russian Diplomatic Mission to Pakistan |
| Reports to | Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia) |
| Residence | Embassy of Russia in Islamabad |
| Seat | Islamabad |
| Nominator | Thepresident of Russia |
| Appointer | State Duma |
| Formation | 22 November 1949 |
| First holder | Ivan Bakulin [ru] |
| Deputy | Vladimir L. Berezyuk (Deputy Head of Mission) |
| Website | https://pakistan.mid.ru |
Theambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Pakistan is the official representative of thepresident and thegovernment of the Russian Federation to thepresident and thegovernment of Pakistan.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in theEmbassy of Russia inIslamabad.[1] There is aconsulate general inKarachi, and anhonorary consul is based inLahore.[2]
The post of Russian ambassador to Pakistan is currently held byAlbert Khorev [ru], incumbent since 10 November 2023.[3]
Diplomatic relations were established on an embassy level on 1 May 1948, when the Soviet embassy was opened inKarachi, the then capital ofPakistan. The first ambassador,Ivan Bakulin [ru], was appointed on 22 November 1949. In August 1960 the capital of Pakistan was moved to the newly founded city ofIslamabad, where the embassy is now based.
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
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| Ivan Bakulin [ru] | Ambassador | 22 November 1949 | 13 February 1950 | |
| Aleksandr Stetsenko [ru] | Ambassador | 13 February 1950 | 20 January 1956 | |
| Ivan Shpedko [ru] | Ambassador | 20 January 1956 | 15 February 1960 | |
| Mikhail Kapitsa [ru] | Ambassador | 15 February 1960 | 23 November 1961 | |
| Aleksey Nesterenko [ru] | Ambassador | 28 November 1961 | 6 August 1965 | |
| Mikhail Degtyar [ru] | Ambassador | 6 August 1965 | 29 May 1971 | |
| Aleksei Rodionov | Ambassador | 29 May 1971 | 5 December 1974 | |
| Sarvar Azimov [ru] | 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 | |
| Aleksandr Alekseyev [ru] | Ambassador | 29 April 1993 | 18 September 1998 | |
| Andrey Gulyaev [ru] | Ambassador | 18 September 1998 | 4 December 1999 | |
| Eduard Shevchenko [ru] | 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 | |
| Danila Ganich [ru] | Ambassador | 11 April 2019 | 10 November 2023 | |
| Albert Khorev [ru] | Ambassador | 10 November 2023 |
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