List of ambassadors of Spain to Pakistan

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Ambassador of Spain to Pakistan
Coat of arms of Spain
Incumbent
José Antonio de Ory Peral
since 15 June 2022
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs
StyleThe Most Excellent
ResidenceIslamabad
NominatorThe Foreign Minister
AppointerThe Monarch
Term lengthAt the government's pleasure
Inaugural holderFermín Sanz-Orrio
Formation1951
WebsiteMission of Spain to Pakistan

The ambassador of Spain to Pakistan is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Both countries have mantained diplomatic relations since 1951.[1] In September that year, Spain established a resident embassy in Karachi[2] and was later moved to Islamabad. The Embassy's Consular Section provides consular protection throughout the country, supported by honorary consulates in Karachi and Lahore.[3]

In the past, the ambassador to Pakistan has been also responsible for Afghanistan (1979–2005[a]) and Sri Lanka (1955–1958). Since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in 2021, the Embassy of Spain in Islamabad is responsible for visas and consular affairs related to Afghanistan.[4]

List of ambassadors

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Name Term Nominated by Appointed by Accredited to
1 Fermín Sanz-Orrio 26 January 1952[5]
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5 May 1954
(2 years, 99 days) 		Alberto Martín-Artajo Francisco Franco Malik Ghulam Muhammad
2 Francisco de Amat y Torres 1 June 1954[6]
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22 June 1955
(1 year, 21 days)
3 Manuel Galán Pacheco de Padilla [es][b] 25 June 1955[7]
–
15 January 1958
(2 years, 204 days) 		Iskander Mirza
4 Fernando Canthal y Girón [es] 15 January 1958[8]
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25 August 1958
(222 days) 		Fernando María Castiella Iskander Mirza
5 Pedro Seoane y Diana
Marquess of Orellana la Vieja 		25 August 1958[9]
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6 March 1967
(8 years, 193 days)
6 Eduardo Gasset y Díez de Ulzurrun
Count of Peñarrubias 		20 March 1967[10]
–
4 April 1970
(3 years, 15 days) 		Ayub Khan
7 Manuel de la Calzada Herranz
Marquess of Santa Cruz de Inguanzo 		27 June 1970[11]
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18 March 1972
(1 year, 265 days) 		Gregorio López-Bravo Yahya Khan
8 Marcelino Fernández Díez 18 March 1972[12]
–
25 March 1976
(4 years, 7 days) 		Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
9 Ignacio de Casso García 20 May 1976[13]
–
29 July 1981
(5 years, 70 days) 		The Count of Motrico Juan Carlos I Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
10 Víctor Sánchez-Mesas y Juste 29 July 1981[14]
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8 October 1984
(3 years, 71 days) 		José Pedro Pérez-Llorca Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
11 José María Campoamor Elías 8 October 1984[15]
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28 July 1986
(1 year, 293 days) 		Fernando Morán
12 José García Bañón [es] 28 July 1986[16]
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22 June 1991
(4 years, 329 days) 		Francisco Fernández Ordóñez
13 José María Ullrich Rojas [es] 4 September 1991[17]
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12 March 1994
(5 years, 219 days) 		Ghulam Ishaq Khan
14 Lorenzo González Alonso 26 March 1994[18]
–
26 February 1998
(3 years, 337 days) 		Javier Solana Farooq Leghari
15 Aurora Bernáldez [es] 26 February 1998[19]
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3 January 2002
(3 years, 311 days) 		Abel Matutes Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
16 Antonio Segura Morís[c] 3 January 2002[20]
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1 February 2005
(3 years, 1 day) 		Josep Piqué Pervez Musharraf
17 José María Robles Fraga 1 February 2005[21]
–
23 December 2008
(3 years, 326 days) 		Miguel Ángel Moratinos
18 Gonzalo María Quintero [es] 23 December 2008[22]
–
26 May 2012[23]
(3 years, 155 days) 		Asif Ali Zardari
19 Javier María Carbajosa Sánchez [es] 26 May 2012[24]
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13 June 2015
(3 years, 18 days) 		José Manuel García-Margallo
20 Carlos César Morales Sánchez 13 June 2015[25]
–
12 October 2018
(3 years, 121 days) 		Felipe VI Mamnoon Hussain
21 Manuel Durán Giménez-Rico [es] 12 October 2018[26]
–
15 June 2022
(3 years, 246 days) 		Josep Borrell Arif Alvi
22 José Antonio de Ory Peral [es] 15 June 2022[27]
–
present
(3 years, 146 days) 		José Manuel Albares

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The ambassador to Pakistan acted as de facto ambassador to Afghanistan from 1979 to 2002. In 2002 this situation was confirmed with an appointment with double accreditation until 2005, when the Embassy in Kabul was reopened.
  2. ^ Accredited to Sri Lanka.
  3. ^ Accredited to Afghanistan.

References

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  1. ^ Diplomatic Information Office (December 2024). "Country profile - Pakistan" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Spanish). p. 6. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  2. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (September 17, 1951). "Decreto de 7 de septiembre de 1951 por el que se establece la Embajada de España en Karachi" [Decree of 7 September 1951 establishing the Embassy of Spain in Karachi] (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  3. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Embassy of Spain to Pakistan - Consulates". www.exteriores.gob.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 6, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  4. ^ Digital, Confidencial (June 9, 2025). "La embajada de España en Afganistán da señales de vida después de cuatro años de silencio". Confidencial Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  5. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (January 26, 1952). "Decreto de 25 de enero de 1952 por el que se nombra Embajador de España en Karachi a don Fermín Sanz Orrio" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  6. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 1, 1954). "Decreto de 21 de mayo de 1954 por el que se designa Embajador de España en Karachi al Ministro Plenipotenciario de tercera clase don Francisco de Amat y Torres" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  7. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 25, 1955). "Decreto de 24 de junio de 1955 por el que se designa Embajador de España en Karachi al Ministro Plenipotenciario de segunda clase don Manuel Galán y Pacheco de Padilla" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  8. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (January 15, 1958). "Decreto de 2 de enero de 1958 por el que se dispone el nombramiento del Ministro Plenipotenciario don Fernando Canthal y Girón para el cargo de Embajador de España en Karachi" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  9. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (August 25, 1958). "Decreto de 31 de julio de 1958 por el que se nombra Embajador de España en Karachi al Ministro Plenipotenciario don Pedro Seoane y Diana, Marqués de Orellana la Vieja" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  10. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (March 20, 1967). "Decreto 501/1967, de 23 de febrero, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Islamabad a don Eduardo Gasset y Díez de Ulzurrun, Conde de Peñarrubias" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  11. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 27, 1970). "Decreto 1650/1970, de 26 de junio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Pakistán a don Manuel de la Calzada Herranz, Marqués de Santa Cruz de Inguanzo" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  12. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (March 18, 1972). "Decreto 558/1972, de 17 de marzo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Pakistán a don Marcelino Fernández Díez" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  13. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (May 20, 1976). "Real Decreto 1100/1976, de 23 de abril, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Pakistán a don Ignacio de Casso García" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  14. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (July 29, 1981). "Real Decreto 1567/1981, de 24 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Islámica del Pakistán a don Víctor Sánchez Mesas y Juste" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  15. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (October 8, 1984). "Real Decreto 1790/1984, de 3 de octubre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Islámica de Pakistán a don José María Campoamor Elias" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  16. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (July 28, 1986). "Real Decreto 1527/1986, de 11 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Islámica de Pakistán a don José García Bañón" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  17. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (September 4, 1991). "Real Decreto 1318/1991, de 30 de agosto, por el que se designa a don José María Ullrich y Rojas Embajador de España en la República Islámica del Pakistán" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  18. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (March 26, 1994). "Real Decreto 548/1994, de 25 de marzo, por el que se designa a don Lorenzo González Alonso Embajador de España en la República Islámica del Pakistán" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  19. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (February 26, 1998). "Real Decreto 287/1998, de 20 de febrero, por el que se designa a doña Aurora Bernáldez Dicenta Embajadora de España en la República Islámica del Pakistán". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  20. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (January 3, 2002). "Real Decreto 1486/2001, de 29 de diciembre, por el que se dispone el cese de doña Aurora Bernáldez Dicenta embajadora de España en la República Islámica de Pakistán". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  21. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (February 1, 2005). "Real Decreto 97/2005, de 31 de enero, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Islámica del Pakistán a don José María Robles Fraga". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  22. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (December 23, 2008). "Real Decreto 2097/2008, de 22 de diciembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Islámica del Pakistán a don Gonzalo María Quintero Saravia". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  23. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (August 30, 1956). "Decreto de 21 de agosto de 1956 por el que se designa Embajador de España cerca de Su Excelencia el Presidente de la República de la India al Ministro Plenipotenciario don Luis de Olivares y Bruguera, Conde de Artaza" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  24. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (May 26, 2012). "Real Decreto 846/2012, de 25 de mayo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Islámica del Pakistán a don Javier Carbajosa Sánchez". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  25. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 13, 2015). "Real Decreto 484/2015, de 12 de junio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Islámica del Pakistán a don Carlos César Morales Sánchez". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  26. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (October 12, 2018). "Real Decreto 1278/2018, de 11 de octubre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Islámica del Pakistán a don Manuel Durán Giménez-Rico". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  27. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (June 15, 2022). "Real Decreto 456/2022, de 14 de junio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Islámica de Pakistán a don José Antonio de Ory Peral". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2025.