Diplomatic relations between the
Soviet Union and Qatar were established on 1 August 1988.
Awdy Kulyýew was appointed as the initial ''
chargé d'affaires on 1 September 1988, serving as such until the appointment of as the ambassador to Qatar on 28 September 1989. Russian president Dmitry Medvedev recalled Titorenko in protest on 7 March 2012, and relations with Qatar were downgraded to the level of chargé d'affaires''. Relations were restored to the level of ambassadorial exchanges with the appointment of on 22 November 2013. ==List of representatives of Russia to Qatar (1988–present)==