List of ambassadors of Spain to Egypt
| Ambassador of Spain to Egypt | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 24 September 2025Sergio Román Carranza Förster | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | The Most Excellent |
| Residence | Cairo |
| Nominator | The Foreign Minister |
| Appointer | The Monarch |
| Term length | At the government's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Alonso Caro y del Arroyo |
| Formation | 1949 |
| Website | Mission of Spain to Egypt |
The ambassador of Spain to Egypt is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Arab Republic of Egypt. As of 2026, the Embassy in Cairo is responsible for consular affairs regarding Yemen.[1]
Before the unification of the Spanish kingdoms at the end of the 15th century, Castile and Aragon sent diplomatic missions to the Mamluk Sultanate.[2] Also, at the beginning of the 16th century, the Catholic Monarchs sent Peter Martyr d'Anghiera to avoid reprisals from the Sultanate against the Christian population for the expulsion of the Muslims from the Peninsula.
Since 1893,[2] Spain appointed diplomatic agents to the region and, once Egypt declared its independence from the United Kingdom, Spain established a legation in Cairo around 1925, appointing the first minister resident the following year. In 1949, this legation was elevated to the rank of embassy.[3] From 1958 to 1971, this embassy served as main diplomatic representation to he United Arab Republic.
List of ambassadors to Egypt
This list was compiled using the work "History of the Spanish Diplomacy" by the Spanish historian and diplomat Miguel Ángel Ochoa Brun.[2] The work covers up to the year 2000, so the rest is based on appointments published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado.
| Name | Rank | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Polo de Bernabé | Diplomatic agent | 1893–1894 |
| Antonio de la Corte y Castañeira | Diplomatic agent | 1894–1895 |
| Federico Huesca y Madrid | Diplomatic agent | 1895 |
| Federico de Rojas y Alonso | Diplomatic agent | 1896–1898 |
| Antonio de Castro y Casaléiz | Diplomatic agent | 1898–1899 |
| Antonio de la Corte y Castañeira | Diplomatic agent | 1899 |
| Ricardo Larios y Segura | Diplomatic agent | 1899–1905 |
| Germán de Ory y Morey | Diplomatic agent | 1905–1907 |
| Fernando Osorio y Elola | Diplomatic agent | 1907–1908 |
| Pedro de Prat y Agacino, Marquess of Prat de Nantouillet | Diplomatic agent | 1908–1909 |
| Fernando Osorio y Elola | Diplomatic agent | 1909–1912 |
| Cristóbal Fernández-Vallín y Alfonso | Diplomatic agent | 1912–1919 |
| Silvio Fernández-Vallín y Alfonso | Diplomatic agent | 1919–1926 |
| Joaquín Carrillo de Albornoz y Faura, Marquess of Faura | Minister | 1926–1929 |
| Carlos López-Dóriga y Salaverría | Minister | 1929–1931 |
| José de Landecho y Allendesalazar | Minister | 1931–1932 |
| Alonso Caro y del Arroyo | Minister | 1932–1937 |
| César Daniel de Alarcón[a] | Chargé d'affaires | 1937 |
| Gabriel Alomar Villalonga[a] | Minister | 1937–1939 |
| Juan de las Bárcenas y de la Huerta | Chargé d'affaires | 1939 |
| Ángel Sanz Briz | Chargé d'affaires | 1939–1941 |
| Carlos de Miranda y Quartín, Count of Casa Miranda | Minister | 1941–1947 |
| Alonso Caro y del Arroyo | Minister | 1947–1949 |
| Ambassador | 1949–1950 | |
| Domingo de las Bárcenas y López-Mollinedo | Ambassador | 1950–1953 |
| José Fernández-Villaverde, Marquess de Santa Cruz | Ambassador | 1953–1955 |
| José del Castaño Cardona | Ambassador | 1955–1958 |
| José Felipe de Alcover y Sureda | Ambassador | 1958–1962 |
| Manuel Valdés Larrañaga, Marquess of Avella | Ambassador | 1963–1964 |
| Miguel María de Lojendio Irure | Ambassador | 1964–1966 |
| Ángel Sagaz Zubelzu | Ambassador | 1966–1972 |
| Manuel Alabart Miranda | Ambassador | 1972–1976 |
| Manuel Díez-Alegría | Ambassador | 1976–1978 |
| José Luis Flórez-Estrada y Ayala | Ambassador | 1978–1981 |
| Alberto López Herce | Ambassador | 1981–1985 |
| Carlos Fernández-Longoria | Ambassador | 1985–1990 |
| Eudaldo Mirapeix, Baron of Abella | Ambassador | 1990–1995 |
| Juan Alfonso Ortiz Ramos | Ambassador | 1995–2000 |
| Pedro López de Aguirrebengoa | Ambassador | 2000–2006 |
| Antonio López Martínez[4] | Ambassador | 2006–2010 |
| Fidel Sendagorta Gómez del Campillo[5] | Ambassador | 2010–2014 |
| Arturo Avello Díez del Corral[6] | Ambassador | 2014–2018 |
| Ramón Gil-Casares[7] | Ambassador | 2018–2022 |
| Álvaro Iranzo Gutiérrez[8] | Ambassador | 2022–2025 |
| Sergio Román Carranza Förster[9] | Ambassador | 2025–pres. |
See also
References
- ^ "Consulados". www.exteriores.gob.es (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on September 16, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ^ a b c Ochoa Brun, Miguel Ángel (2000). "History of the Spanish Diplomacy - DIPLOMATIC REPERTOIRE- CHRONOLOGICAL LISTS OF REPRESENTATIVES - From the Early Middle Ages to the year 2000" (PDF). www.exteriores.gob.es (in Spanish). pp. 176–177. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (February 12, 1949). "Decreto de 11 de febrero de 1949 por el que se eleva a Embajada la categoría de la Representación Diplomática de España cerca de S. M. el Rey de Egipto" [Decree of 11 February 1949, elevating to the category of Embassy the Diplomatic Representation of Spain to HM the King of Egypt.] (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish).
- ^ "Real Decreto 558/2006, de 5 de mayo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Árabe de Egipto a don Antonio López Martínez". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). May 6, 2006. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ^ "Real Decreto 1293/2010, de 15 de octubre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Árabe de Egipto a don Fidel Sendagorta Gómez del Campillo". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). October 16, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ^ "Real Decreto 274/2014, de 11 de abril, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Árabe de Egipto a don Arturo Avello Díez del Corral". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). April 12, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ^ "Real Decreto 1318/2018, de 22 de octubre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Árabe de Egipto a don Ramón Gil-Casares Satrústegui". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). October 23, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ^ "Real Decreto 704/2022, de 23 de agosto, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Árabe de Egipto a don Álvaro Iranzo Gutiérrez". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). August 24, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ^ "Real Decreto 852/2025, de 23 de septiembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Árabe de Egipto a don Sergio Román Carranza Förster". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). September 24, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
Notes
- ^ a b Representing the Republican government.