Nambaryn Enkhbayar

Nambaryn Enkhbayar
Намбарын Энхбаяр
3rd President of Mongolia
In office 24 June 2005 – 18 June 2009
Prime Minister	Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Miyeegombyn Enkhbold Sanjaagiin Bayar
Preceded by	Natsagiin Bagabandi
Succeeded by	Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
21st Prime Minister of Mongolia
In office 26 July 2000 – 20 August 2004
President	Natsagiin Bagabandi
Preceded by	Rinchinnyamyn Amarjargal
Succeeded by	Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
Chairman of the State Great Khural
In office August 2004 – June 2005
Preceded by	Sanjbegz Tömör-Ochir
Succeeded by	Tsendiin Nyamdorj
Chairman of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party
In office 6 June 1997 – 22 November 2005
Preceded by	Natsagiin Bagabandi
Succeeded by	Miyeegombyn Enkhbold
General Secretary of the Mongolian People's Party
In office 5 October 1996 – 7 February 1997
Preceded by	Büdragchaagiin Dash-Yondon
Succeeded by	Natsagiin Bagabandi
Personal details
Born	(1958-06-01) 1 June 1958 (age 66) Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Political party	Mongolian People's Party (-2010), (2021–present)
Other political affiliations	Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (2010 – 2021)
Spouse	Onongiin Tsolmon
Children	4, including Batshugar Enkhbayar
Alma mater	Maxim Gorky Literature Institute

Nambaryn Enkhbayar (Mongolian: Намбарын Энхбаяр; born 1 June 1958) is a Mongolian politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Mongolia from 2000 to 2004, as Chairman of the State Great Khural from 2004 to 2005, and as President of Mongolia from 2005 to 2009. He is the first person to have held all of the top three positions in the Mongolian government. He was the chairman of the Mongolian People’s Party from 1997 to 2005 and head of Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party from 2010 to 2021.^[1] His eldest son, Batshugar Enkhbayar is a member of the State Great Khural from Mongolian People's Party. Due to his corruption scandal he is regarded as the godfather of corruption in Mongolian politics by the public media.^[2][3]