General Staff of the Mongolian Armed Forces

General Staff of the Mongolian Armed Forces

Монгол Улсын Зэвсэгт хүчний Жанжин штаб
Emblem of the General Staff
Flag of the General Staff
Agency overview
Formed	1992 (current form)
Preceding agency	General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Mongolian People's Republic
Headquarters	Peace avenue 51, Bayanzürkh, Ulaanbaatar
Minister responsible	Lieutenant general Gürsediin Saikhanbayar, Minister for Defense
Agency executives	Major general Sünreviin Ganbyamba, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Brigadier general Jargalsaikhany Ösökhbayar, First Deputy Chief of the General Staff
Website	www.gsmaf.gov.mn

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Mongolia (Mongolian: Зэвсэгт хүчний жанжин штаб) is a permanent military body in Mongolia. According to the Law on the Armed forces, General Staff is the professional managing body and the headquarters for the Mongolian Armed Forces and operates independently from the Ministry of Defense, its parent body.^[1] It serves as the highest decision making body in the armed forces outside of the government controlled defense ministry and provides the armed forces with integrated military management as well as participates in the development of defense policy and the planning and organizing of the military.^[2] It also informs and consults with the National Security Council on defense matters.^[1][3][4] It is led by the Chief of the General Staff who is the professional head of the military, being the equivalent to the American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Russian Chief of the General Staff. The current Chief of the General Staff is Lieutenant General Dovchinsuren Ganzorig. The headquarters of the General Staff is located in Ulaanbaatar.