Ministry of Defense (Mongolia)

Ministry of Defence of Mongolia
Appointer President of Mongolia
Inaugural holder Damdin Sükhbaatar
Website http://www.mod.gov.mn

The Ministry of Defense of Mongolia (Mongolian:Монгол улсын Батлан хамгаалах яам) is an 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. The current Minister of Defense is Nyamaagiin Enkhbold.

Purpose

The Ministry of Defense is also coordinates the provision of strategic planning and policy guidance, and reforms of the armed forces. It also builds the army’s capability to engage in both peacekeeping and war-time activities, and undertakes special duties to maintain conditions for peace and stability.

History

On December 29, 1911, Mongolia gained independence from the Manchu Empire, and established its first five ministries. One of the ministries was the Ministry of Justice and Corruption, which was one of the predecessors to the Ministry of Defense.[1][2]

Leadership Structure

  • Minister of Defense
  • Deputy Minister of Defense
  • Secretary of State

Names

  • 1911-1919 Ministry of Justice and Corruption
  • 1921-1922 Ministry of War
  • 1922-1924 Ministry of Military Affairs of the People's Government of Mongolia
  • 1924-1949 Ministry of Military Affairs of People's Republic of Mongolia
  • 1949-1955 Ministry of Defense
  • 1955-1959 Ministry of Justice and Security
  • 1959-1968 Ministry of People's Military Affairs
  • 1968-1990 Ministry of Defense of the People's Republic of Mongolia
  • 1990-Present Ministry of Defense of Mongolia

List of Ministers of Defense

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Defense Minister Dashdemberal Bat-Erdene review the Guard of Honor at the Ministry of Defense headquarters in Ulaanbaatar.
Tserendash Tsolmon with Sergei Shoigu.

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/mongolia/mod.htm
  2. ↑ https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=mn&sp=nmt4&u=http://www.mod.gov.mn/index.php%3Fcom%3Dcontent%26id%3D8&xid=17259,15700021,15700124,15700149,15700168,15700173,15700186,15700190,15700201&usg=ALkJrhjVK8ihbxRr6ymvdlzAS7ZmCCTccg
  3. ↑ "Генерал-полковник МНР, Герой Монголии Буточийн Цог - Форум выпускников Сумского ВАКУ". svaku.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  4. ↑ "2012 - Member of Mongolian Parliament in 2016 Member of Mongolian Parliament since 2016 and a member of the Mongolian Government and the Minister of Defense".
  5. ↑ http://ulsturch.mn/poll/index.php?view=candidate&type=item&val=20
  6. ↑ http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-10/20/c_136693276.htm
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