| Mongolian: Монгол Улсын Батлан хамгаалах яам | |
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 29 December 1911 |
| Jurisdiction |  Mongolia |
| Headquarters | Ulaanbaatar |
| Employees | 80[1] |
| Minister responsible |
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| Website | Defence 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]
- ^ "ШИЛЭН ДАНС". shilendans.gov.mn. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "БАТЛАН ХАМГААЛАХЫН САЙД ГҮРСЭДИЙН САЙХАНБАЯР" (in Mongolian). Ministry of Defense. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Монгол Улсын Батлан Хамгаалах Тухай".
- ^ "Зэвсэгт Хүчний Тухай".
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