title: List of ambassadors of Australia to Saudi Arabia
text: # List of ambassadors of Australia to Saudi Arabia
  
  The Ambassador of Australia to Saudi Arabia is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The ambassador resides in Riyadh and also holds non-resident accreditation for Bahrain, Oman and Yemen. Australia appointed its first ambassador to Saudi Arabia in 1974.
  
  Initially the embassy was located in Jeddah, and it was moved in 1984 to Riyadh, to comply with a Saudi Government policy directive. The Jeddah post remained open, as a Consulate-General.
  
  The current ambassador, since October 2021, is Mark Donovan.
  
  ## List of heads of mission
  
  | Ordinal | Officeholder | Residency | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ian Haig | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 1974 (1974) | 1976 (1976) | 1–2 years |
  | 2 | Donald Kingsmill | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 1976 (1976) | 1979 (1979) | 2–3 years |
  | 3 | Douglas Sturkey | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 1979 (1979) | 1983 (1983) | 3–4 years |
  | 4 | Alan Brown | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 1983 (1983) | 1984 (1984) | 4–5 years |
  | 4 | Alan Brown | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1984 (1984) | 1988 (1988) | 4–5 years |
  | 5 | Alex McGoldrick | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1988 (1988) | 1991 (1991) | 2–3 years |
  | 6 | Malcolm Leader | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1991 (1991) | 1993 (1993) | 1–2 years |
  | 7 | Warwick Weemaes | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1993 (1993) | 1996 (1996) | 2–3 years |
  | 8 | Philip Knight | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1996 (1996) | 1998 (1998) | 1–2 years |
  | 9 | George Aitkin | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1998 (1998) | 2000 (2000) | 1–2 years |
  | 10 | Bob Tyson | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 2000 (2000) | 23 December 2004 (2004-12-23) | 3–4 years |
  | 11 | Ian Biggs | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 2005 (2005) | 2008 (2008) | 2–3 years |
  | 12 | Kevin Magee | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 2008 (2008) | 2011 (2011) | 2–3 years |
  | 13 | Neil Hawkins | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 2011 (2011) | 2015 (2015) | 3–4 years |
  | 14 | Ralph King | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 2015 (2015) | 25 May 2018 (2018-05-25) | 2–3 years |
  | 15 | Ridwaan Jadwat | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 25 May 2018 (2018-05-25) | 2021 (2021) | 2–3 years |
  | 16 | Mark Donovan | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 4 October 2021 (2021-10-04) | incumbent | 1 year, 296 days |
  