Annika Hahn-Englund

Annika Hahn-Englund
Ambassador of Sweden to Nigeria
In office
September 2022 – 2025
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterUlf Kristersson
Preceded byCarl Michael Gräns
Succeeded byAnna Westerholm
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ghana, Cameroon and ECOWAS
Incumbent
Assumed office
2023
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterUlf Kristersson
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Belgium and Luxembourg
In office
2016–2021
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterStefan Löfven
Preceded byMaria Christina Lundqvist
Succeeded byAnnika Molin Hellgren
Personal details
CitizenshipSweden
EducationStockholm School of Economics

Annika Hahn-Englund is a Swedish diplomat who served as the ambassador of Sweden to Nigeria from 2022 to 2025.[1][2] and West Africa.[3][4][5] She served as Sweden's ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg (2016–2021) and as the ambassador of Nordic Cooperation at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (2014–2016).[6]

Education

She has a Master of Science in Business and Economics (Civilekonomexamen[7]) degree from the Stockholm School of Economics.[8]

Career

Hahn-Englund joined the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1988. Earlier in her career, she served as the Second Secretary at the Embassy of Sweden in Beijing, China (1989–1992) and as the First Secretary at the Embassy of Sweden in Bonn, Germany (1995–1997).

Among other things, Hahn-Englund worked at Sweden's EU representation in Brussels and at the General Secretariat of the European Parliament and Commission (2002–2009) and at the Prime Minister's Office, Stockholm, Sweden (2009–2010).[8]

Between 2014 and 2016, she was the ambassador of Nordic Cooperation at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and thereafter served as Sweden's ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg (2016–2021).

In 2022, she was appointed the ambassador of Sweden to Nigeria,[9] Ghana, Cameroon and ECOWAS, taking over from Carl Michael Gräns. She was replaced in 2025 by Anna Westerholm.[10]

In March 2025, she was appointed as General Consul of Sweden in Shanghai.[11]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden/2022/09/annika-hahn-englund-ny-ambassador-i-nigeria/
  2. ↑ Nigerian Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy website, Dr. Tijani Takes FG Investment Drive to Europe; Engages Potential Partners in Sweden and Wales, article by Isime Esene dated May 6, 2024
  3. ↑ IT Web, Nigeria seeks alliance with Sweden to strengthen digital economy, article by Emeka Ekonkwo dated May 6, 2024
  4. ↑ Business Ghana website, 6 Envoys present letters of credence to President, article dated Feb 28, 2024
  5. ↑ Diplomatie Camerouna website, H.E. Annika Hahn Englund presents her credentials to the Minister of External Relations H.E. Mbella Mbella (Nov 2023)
  6. ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/diplomats-for-equality
  7. ↑ "Sök utbildning - Stockholms universitet". sisu.it.su.se. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Embassy staff". Sweden Abroad. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  9. ↑ Osaji, Sharon (17 January 2023). "ECOWAS gets six new ambassadors". The Punch. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  10. ↑ Anagor-Ewuzie, Amaka (30 January 2024). "Sweden eyes investment in sustainable urban transport solution in Nigeria". BusinessDay. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "Ny generalkonsul i Shanghai (Kina)" [New Consul General in Shanghai (China)] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Maria Christina Lundqvist
 Ambassador of Sweden to Belgium
2016–2021		 Succeeded by
Annika Molin Hellgren
Preceded by
Maria Christina Lundqvist
 Ambassador of Sweden to Luxembourg
2016–2021		 Succeeded by
Annika Molin Hellgren
Preceded by Ambassador of Sweden to Nigeria
2022–2025		 Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador of Sweden to Ghana
2022–2025		 Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador of Sweden to Cameroon
2022–2025		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
Marie-Claire Swärd Capra
 Consul General of Sweden to Shanghai
2025–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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