Alexey Dedov

Alexey Yurievich Dedov (Russian: Алексе́й Ю́рьевич Де́дов) (born 26 September 1960) is a Soviet-Russian diplomat who served as Ambassador of Russia to Pakistan between 2013 and 2019.[1] He often penned articles in The Express Tribune since 2015.[2]

Dedov studied at Moscow State Institute of International Relations, graduating in 1982 and joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that year. He had several assignments both within the Foreign Ministry, and abroad with Russian diplomatic missions.[1] From 2004 until 2009 he was the Deputy Head of Mission of the Russian Embassy in Iran. He then served as a Head of Division in the Second Asian Department from 2009 to 2010 and then as Deputy Director of the department from January 2010 until December 2013. He was then appointed Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and presented his credentials to President Mamnoon Hussain on 27 February 2014.[1] He was relieved as ambassador on 11 April 2019.[3]

Dedov was given the rank of the Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, 2nd class on 29 December 2006, and on 21 July 2015 was advanced to Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, 1st class.[1]

References
  1. "Ambassador - Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan". pakistan.mid.ru. Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. "Alexey Dedov, Author at The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 11.04.2019 г. № 155" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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