Khishgeegiin Nyambaatar

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Khishgeegiin Nyambaatar
Хишгээгийн Нямбаатар
35th Mayor of Ulaanbaatar
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 October 2023
Preceded byDolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar
Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs
In office
8 July 2020 – 12 October 2023
PresidentKhaltmaagiin Battulga
(until 2021)
Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh
Prime MinisterUkhnaagiin Khürelsükh
(until 2021)
Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene
Preceded byTsendiin Nyamdorj
Succeeded byBattumuriin Enkhbayar
Member of the State Great Khural
In office
5 July 2016 – 12 October 2023
Constituency27th, Songinokhairkhan District, Ulaanbaatar
(2020-2023)
76th, Songinokhairkhan District, Ulaanbaatar
(2016-2020)
Personal details
Born (1978-06-04) 4 June 1978 (age 47)
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian People's Republic
Political partyMongolian People's Party
Alma materOrkhon University
National Academy of Governance
University of Internal Affairs of Mongolia

Khishgeegiin Nyambaatar (Mongolian: Хишгээгийн Нямбаатар, born 4 June 1978) is a Mongolian politician currently serving as the 35th Mayor of Ulaanbaatar since October 2023,[1][2] previously having been Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs. He was elected as a member of the State Great Khural in 2016 and 2020.[3]

In December 2023, as the Mayor of Ulaanbaatar, Nyambaatar was tasked with overseeing the construction and completion of the city's metro system,[4] originally planned for completion by 2020.[5]

Early life and education

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Nyambaatar was born on 4 June 1978 in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of the Mongolian People's Republic and graduated the 48th Secondary School in 1996.

He graduated Orkhon University with a legal studies Bachelor's degree in 2000 and pedagogy Master's degree in 2002.[3]

Political career

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In 2009, He was the legal advisor of Songinokhairkhan District, one of the 9 municipal districts of Ulaanbaatar. From 2012 to 2016, he served as the chairman of the Citizens' Representatives Leaders' Khural in Songinokhairkhan District.[3]

In the 2016 parliamentary election, he was elected as member of the State Great Khural from the 76th constituency in Songinokhairkhan District. The Mongolian People's Party (MPP) won 65 seats out of 76 in the State Great Khural.

In late December 2018, a corruption scandal kickstarted the 2018 anti-corruption protests, which demanded the resignation of MPP parliamentary speaker Miyeegombyn Enkhbold and other key officials, from both the ruling MPP and the opposition Democratic Party (DP). Enkhbold and other group of politicians were accused of conspiring to raise 60 billion MNT (approximately US$23 million) by selling off government positions.[6] Nyambaatar, along with MPP MPs Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, Tumurbaataryn Ayursaikhan, DP MP Luvsanvandangyn Bold and independent MP Jalbasurengiin Batzandan,[7] joined the popular demonstrations, boycotted parliamentary sessions and submitted letters calling for speaker Enkhbold to resign. The cross-party group of politicians became informally known as the "Fair Five" (Mongolian: Шударга Тав).[8] Enkhbold would resign on 14 February 2019.[9]

Nyambaatar was re-elected to the State Great Khural from the same municipal district in the 2020 parliamentary election. The MPP yet again won a supermajority, where the party controlled 62 out of 76 seats in the State Great Khural.[10]

After the 2020 elections, he was appointed as the Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs and apart of then-Prime Minister Khurelsukh's second cabinet[11] which lasted until the January 2021 protests. Khurelsukh resigned after 2 days of protests,[12] and was succeeded by Nyambaatar's long-time political ally Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene.[13]

On 12 October 2023, Nyambaatar was appointed by prime minister Oyun-Erdene to become the 35th Mayor of Ulaanbaatar after previous mayor Dolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar resigned from his position due to a scandal involving the reform of the Ulaanbaatar public transport fleet that was exposed to be embezzling public funds.[14][15]

Prior to the 2024 parliamentary election in May 2024, Nyambaatar was elected to succeed former mayor Sumyaabazar as the next Chairman of the Mongolian People’s Party of the Capital City during the Capital's Party Congress.[16] He was reappointed as Mayor of Ulaanbaatar after the MPP declared a decisive victory in the 2024 local elections, winning 40 seats out of 45 in the Citizens' Representatives Khural of the Capital City.[17][18]

References

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  1. ^ E, Oyun-Erdene (2023-10-12). "Kh.Nyambaatar: I have accepted the responsibility to solve the rotten problems of city". gogo.mn.
  2. ^ iKon.mn, Г. Мөрөн (2023-10-12). "ФОТО: Х.Нямбаатар Улаанбаатар хотын 36 дахь дарга боллоо". ikon.mn. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  3. ^ a b c "Khishgee NYAMBAATAR". parliament.mn.
  4. ^ "Ulaanbaatar Governor Takes Charge of Metro Construction in the Capital City". montsame. 2023-12-28.
  5. ^ "The Study on Implementation of Ulaanbaatar City Urban Transportation Project in Mongolia（Ulaanbaatar Metro Project）" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Mongolia: Thousands protest corruption in Ulaanbaatar". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  7. ^ С., Мөнхбаатар (2018-12-27). "Жагсагчид УИХ-ын даргыг огцрохгүй бол тэмцлийн хурц хэлбэрт шилжинэ гэв". MONTSAME News Agency (in Mongolian). Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  8. ^ iSee.mn. ""Шударга тав" гэж өөрсдөдөө нэр өгсөн Л.Болд, Ж.Батзандан, Л.Оюун-Эрдэнэ, Х.Нямбаатар нар БҮГД хоолондоо хүрчээ". iSee.mn (in Mongolian). Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  9. ^ "Speaker M.Enkhbold resigns". www.mongolia-dsi.org. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  10. ^ "Mongolia elections: Landslide win for MPP – DW – 06/25/2020". dw.com. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  11. ^ "Ministers in Khurelsukh's Cabinet | Mongolia Focus". Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  12. ^ Lkhaajav, Bolor. "Mongolia's Prime Minister Offers Shock Resignation Amid Protests". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  13. ^ Batchimeg (2021-01-22). "L.OYUN-ERDENE NOMINATED AS PRIME MINISTER-DESIGNATE". President of Mongolia. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  14. ^ Б., Анхтуяа (2023-10-13). "From Justice Minister to Mayor of Ulaanbaatar". news.mn. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  15. ^ "Mayor D. Sumyabazar resigned at his own request". Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  16. ^ С., Ундармаа (2024-05-18). "Нийслэлийн МАН-ын даргаар Х.Нямбаатар сонгогдлоо". news.mn (in Mongolian). Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  17. ^ "Nyambaatar Khishgee Reappointed as Governor of the Capital City and Mayor of Ulaanbaatar City". MONTSAME News Agency. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  18. ^ "Ruling Mongolian People's Party Wins Majority in Local Elections". MONTSAME News Agency. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
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