Ministry of Defense (Mongolia)
The Ministry of Defense of Mongolia (MOF) (Mongolian: Монгол улсын Батлан хамгаалах яам) is a political agency of the Government of Mongolia. The Ministry of Defense is the professional managing body of the Mongolian Armed Forces, and this body is responsible for reliably maintaining the country’s independence and its entire territorial and human security.[1] It also coordinates the provision of strategic planning and policy guidance, and reforms of the armed forces while simultaneously building the army’s capability to engage in both peacekeeping and wartime activities.[2] The current Minister of Defense is Nyamaagiin Enkhbold.[3]
| Mongolian: Монгол улсын Батлан хамгаалах яам | |
 Emblem of the Ministry of Defense of Mongolia | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 29 December 1911 |
| Jurisdiction |  |
| Headquarters | Ulaanbaatar |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Website | |
| Footnotes | |
| Damdin Sükhbaatar was first to serve as Defence Minister | |
The ministry has the following leadership structure:
- Minister of Defense
- Deputy Minister of Defense
- Secretary of State
- Chief of the General Staff
History
On 29 December 1911, Mongolia gained independence from the Manchu Empire, and established its first five ministries. One of the ministries was the Ministry of Military Affairs, which was one of the predecessors to the Ministry of Defense.[4][5]
Since then, it has operated under the following names:
- Ministry of Military Affairs (1911-1919)
- Ministry of War (1921-1922)
- Ministry of Military Affairs of the People's Government of Mongolia (1922-1924)
- Ministry of Military Affairs of People's Republic of Mongolia (1924-1949)
- Ministry of Defense (1949-1955)
- Ministry of Military and Public Security (1955-1959)
- Ministry of People's Military Affairs (1959-1968)
- Ministry of Defense of the Mongolian People's Republic (1968-1992)
- Ministry of Defense of Mongolia (1992-Present)
Subordinate institutions/units
The following units/institutions are under the direct command of the defense ministry:[6]
- National Defense University – The MNDU is an accredited military university located in Ulaanbaatar and is the country's premier and oldest military educational institution.[7] It prepares officers and NCOs to have grounded leadership skills as well as physical/moral strength.
- Institute for Strategic Studies – The institute was established on February 1990 as a strategic research center under the Ministry of Defense. In May 2006, the government upgraded the institute’s status to a separate research branch of the National Security Council of Mongolia (NSC), acting as a think tank institution.[8]
- Cultural institutions/units
- Central Archives – The Central Archives has data and documents which date back to the Mongolian Revolution of 1921. The military archives were set up by the Deputy Minister on 8 May 1939, coming into effect on 20 October. In the late 1950s, the government took concrete action to improve the orderly use of the preservation of the country's archives. In 1956, the Ministry of Defense appointed a spokesperson for the archives of the Mongolian People's Army. In the early 1980s, the Mongolian People's Army Central Archives was equipped with personnel who have professional and vocational training and an advanced post-secondary education and in 1988, a new building was created due to the expansion of the archives. Since 2006, it has been under the control of the defence ministry.[9]
- "Baga Bayan" Peace Resort – Established in 1932, it is a living center and retirement home for elderly veterans of military service.[10]
- State Department Store of the Ministry of Defense "Börte"
List of Ministers of Defense
Tserendash Tsolmon with Sergei Shoigu.
Since July 1996, the ministry has been led by a civilian official.
| No. | Minister of Defense | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893–1923) | 11 July 1921 | 20 February 1923 | 1 years | MPP | |
| 2 | Marshal of the Mongolian People's Republic Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895–1952) | 1924 | 1929 | 4–5 years | MPP | |
| 3 | Marshal of the Mongolian People's Republic Gelegdorjiin Demid (1900–1937) | 1930 | 22 August 1937 † | 6–7 years | MPP | |
| (2) | Marshal of the Mongolian People's Republic Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895–1952) | 1937 | 26 January 1952 † | 14–15 years | MPP | |
| 4 | Lieutenant general Tsedengiin Janchiv (1914–1993) | 1952 | 1956 | 3–4 years | MPP | |
| 5 | Colonel general Sanjiin Bataa (1915–1982) | 1956 | 1959 | 2–3 years | MPP | |
| 6 | Colonel general Zhamyangiyn Lhagvasuren (1912–1982) | 28 June 1959 | July 1969 | 10 years | MPP | |
| 7 | Colonel general Batyn Dorj (1914–1982) [11] | July 1969 | 1978 | 8–9 years | MPP | |
| 8 | Colonel general Jarantyn Avkhia (1923–1992) | 1978 | 1982 | 3–4 years | MPP | |
| 9 | Colonel general Jamsrangijn Jondon (1923–1992) | 1982 | 1989 | 6–7 years | MPP | |
| 10 | Lieutenant general Luvsangombyn Molomjamts (born 1935) [12][13] | 1989 | September 1990 | 0–1 years | MPP | |
| 11 | Lieutenant general Shagalyn Jadambaa (born 1940) | September 1990 | July 1996 | 5 years | MPP | |
| 12 | Dambyn Dorligjav (First civilian to hold this post) | 19 July 1996 | 23 April 1998 | 1 years | DP | |
| 13 | Renchinsambuugiin Odonbaatar [14] | 23 April 1998 | January 1999 | 0 years | DP | |
| 14 | Sharavdorjiin Tüvdendorj | January 1999 | August 2000 | 1 years | DP | |
| 15 | Major general Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa (born 1947) | August 2000 | 20 August 2004 | 4 years | MPP | |
| 16 | Tserenkhüügiin Sharaavdorj | 20 August 2004 | 13 January 2006 | 1 years | MPP | |
| 17 | Mishigiin Sonompil (born 1965) | 13 January 2006 | 22 December 2007 | 1 years | DP | |
| 18 | Jamyandorjiin Batkhyuyag | 22 December 2007 | September 2008 | 0 years | MPP | |
| 19 | Luvsanvandangiin Bold (born 1961) | September 2008 | January 2012 | 3 years | DP | |
| 20 | Jadambyn Enkhbayar (born 1973) | 27 January 2012 | 17 August 2012 | 0 years | MPP | |
| 21 | Dashdembereliin Bat-Erdene (born 1963) [15] | 17 August 2012 | 10 December 2014 | 2 years | DP | |
| 22 | Tserendashiin Tsolmon [16] | 10 December 2014 | 23 July 2016 | 1 years | MPRP | |
| 23 | Badmaanyambuugiin Bat-Erdene (born 1964) [17] | 23 July 2016 | 20 October 2017 | 1 years | MPP | |
| 24 | Nyamaagiin Enkhbold (born 1957) [18] | 20 October 2017 | Incumbent | 2 years | MPP |
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- "Генерал-полковник МНР, Герой Монголии Буточийн Цог - Форум выпускников Сумского ВАКУ". svaku.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-07-02.
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- "Daily Report: Soviet Union. 1990:July 13th". July 1990.
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