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Gürsediin Saikhanbayar
Mongolian Minister of Defense / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Mongolian name, the given name is Saikhanbayar. Gürsediin is a patronymic, not a family name.
Gürsediin Saikhanbayar (Mongolian: Гүрсэдийн Сайханбаяр) is a Mongolian politician, public administration manager and military officer who has been the Minister of Defense of Mongolia since 2020.[1][2] He is the 36th minister since the establishment of the ministry in 1911 and the 17th since the end of communism in 1990.[3] He holds the rank of Lieutenant general, awarded to him in 2022.[4]
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Lieutenant general Gürsediin Saikhanbayar | |
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Гүрсэдийн Сайханбаяр | |
![]() Saikhanbayar in 2021 | |
Minister of Defense | |
In office 8 July 2020 – 10 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Nyamaagiin Enkhbold |
Personal details | |
Born | July 4, 1968 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian People's Republic |
Political party | Mongolian People's Party |
Children | 2 |
Occupation | Politician, Public Administration Manager, Military Officer |
Awards | Honorary Medal of Military Service (1999) Order of Military Merit Medal of the 800th anniversary of the founding of the Great Mongolia (2006) Order of the Red Banner of Military Merit (2015) |
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