Khaltmaagiin Battulga

Khaltmaagiin Battulga
Халтмаагийн Баттулга
Battulga in 2019
5th President of Mongolia
In office
10 July 2017 – 25 June 2021
Prime MinisterJargaltulgyn Erdenebat
Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh
Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene
Preceded byTsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
Succeeded byUkhnaagiin Khürelsükh
Member of the State Great Khural
In office
2004–2008
ConstituencyBayankhongor Province
In office
2008–2012
ConstituencyBayankhongor Province
In office
2012–2016
ConstituencyBayankhongor Province
Assumed office
2 July 2024
Constituency4th,
Bulgan, Khövsgöl, Orkhon Provinces
Minister of Industry and Agriculture
In office
2012–2014
Prime MinisterNorovyn Altankhuyag
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded bySharavdorjiin Tüvdendorj
Minister of Road, Transport, Construction and Urban development
In office
2008–2012
Prime MinisterSanjaagiin Bayar
Sükhbaataryn Batbold
Preceded byTserendashiin Tsolmon
Succeeded byTsedeviin Dashdorj
Chairman of Steering committee of the Mongolian Democratic Union
In office
2006–2017
President of the Mongolian Judo Association
In office
2006–2017
Personal details
Born (1963-03-03) 3 March 1963 (age 61)
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian People's Republic
Political partyDemocratic Party
Alma materSchool of Fine Arts of Mongolia
Sports career
Medal record
Representing  Mongolia
Men's Sambo
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Kiev –52 kg
Silver medal – second place 1986 Saint-Jean-de-Luz –52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Montreal –57 kg
Silver medal – second place 1990 Moscow –57 kg
Friendship Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Ulaanbaatar –57 kg
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1987 Rabat –52 kg
Silver medal – second place 1988 Tokyo –52 kg
Gold medal – first place 1989 Ulaanbaatar –52 kg

Khaltmaagiin Battulga (Mongolian: Халтмаагийн Баттулга [χaɬtʰˈmaːɟiɴ ˈpat̚tʰʊɬq]), also referred to as Battulga Khaltmaa (/ˈbætʊlɡə kæltˈmɑː/; born 3 March 1963), is a Mongolian politician and sambo wrestler who served as the 5th President of Mongolia from 2017 to 2021. He served as Member of the State Great Khural from 2004 to 2016 and Minister of Roads, Transportation, Construction and Urban Development from 2008 to 2012. Before his career in politics, Battulga was a sambo wrestling champion. He was the Democratic Party's candidate in the 2017 presidential election and was elected President with 50.6% in the run-off, the first-ever run-off election in modern Mongolian history.[1] Mongolians are divided about his role in the 2019 Mongolian constitutional crisis. He was elected as a Member of the State Great Khural for the fourth time in the 2024 parliamentary election.[2]

  1. ^ "..:: МОНГОЛ УЛСЫН ЕРӨНХИЙЛӨГЧИЙН 2017 ОНЫ СОНГУУЛИЙН 2 ДАХЬ САНАЛ ХУРААЛТЫН ДҮН - Сонгуулийн Ерөнхий Хороо ::". Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. ^ Adiya, Amar (29 June 2024). "Mongolia Election 2024: MPP Wins Third Term, But Majority Reduced". Mongolia Weekly. Retrieved 4 July 2024.