Ministry of Defense (Mongolia)

Ministry of Defence of Mongolia
Mongolian: Монгол Улсын Батлан хамгаалах яам
Agency overview
Formed29 December 1911
Jurisdiction Mongolia
HeadquartersUlaanbaatar
Employees80[1]
Minister responsible
WebsiteDefence Ministry of Mongolia
Footnotes
Damdin Sükhbaatar was first to serve as Defence Minister

The Ministry of Defence of Mongolia (Mongolian: Монгол Улсын Батлан хамгаалах яам) is a ministry of the Government of Mongolia. According to the Law on the Defence of Mongolia, the Ministry is responsible for developing Defence Policy, coordinating its political, economic, social, legal and military implementation, and exercise civilian control over the Mongolian Armed Forces.[3] The current Minister Gürsediin Saikhanbayar was appointed in July 2020.

The ministry has the following leadership structure:

  • Minister of Defence
  • Deputy Minister of Defence
  • Secretary of State

According to the Law on the Armed forces, the General Staff of the Mongolian Armed Forces is the professional managing body and the headquarters for the Mongolian Armed Forces and operates under the policies approved by the Ministry of Defence. The policies are also approved by the Government cabinet and the Parliament "Ikh Khural" of Mongolia. [4]

  1. ^ "ШИЛЭН ДАНС". shilendans.gov.mn. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "БАТЛАН ХАМГААЛАХЫН САЙД ГҮРСЭДИЙН САЙХАНБАЯР" (in Mongolian). Ministry of Defense. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Монгол Улсын Батлан Хамгаалах Тухай".
  4. ^ "Зэвсэгт Хүчний Тухай".