Jambyn Batmönkh
| Jambyn Batmönkh Жамбын Батмөнх |
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| General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Party | |
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In office 24 August 1984 – 14 March 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal |
| Succeeded by | Gombojavyn Ochirbat |
| Chairman of the Presidium of the State Great Khural | |
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In office 12 December 1984 – 21 March 1990 |
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| General Secretary | Himself Gombojavyn Ochirbat |
| Preceded by | Nyamyn Jagvaral (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat (President) |
| Prime Minister of Mongolia | |
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In office 11 June 1974 – 12 December 1984 |
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| General Secretary |
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal Himself |
| Preceded by | Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal |
| Succeeded by | Dumaagiin Sodnom |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1926 Khyargas sum, Uvs aimag, Mongolia |
| Died | 14 May 1997 (aged 71) Ulan Bator |
| Spouse(s) | A. Daariimaa |
Jambyn Batmönkh (Mongolian: Жамбын Батмөнх, [d͡ʒɑmˈbiːŋ ˈbɑtmɵnx]; 10 March 1926 – May 14, 1997) was a Mongolian communist political leader and economics professor. He was the leader of Mongolia during its transition into democracy in 1990.
Batmönkh was born in Khyargas sum of Uvs aimag on 10 March 1926. When starting primary school, he took his brother's name, Jamba, as a surname. After graduating seventh grade in his native Uvs aimag, he entered the National University of Mongolia's two year preparatory program. From 1947 to 1951, he studied at the National University's School of Economics.
He met his future wife when they were both 16 years old. Both Batmönkh and Daariimaa were housed in the same dormitory, when they were studying in the National University of Mongolia's School of Economics, and the Agricultural Technical College, respectively. They were married one year later. Daariimaa worked for 33 years at the National University of Mongolia Library, until 1988, when she retired.
Batmönkh became a member of the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) in 1948. In 1951, Batmönkh started work as a professor at the Pedagogical University. In 1973, after working as a professor and director at the university for over twenty years, he was promoted to Minister of Science (Superintendent of the Department of Science Education of the Party's Central Bureau). In the spring of 1974, he was promoted to Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the MPRP. In June 1974, during a Session of the People's Great Khural, he was further promoted to the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, an office analogous to Prime Minister.
In 1984, along with D. Molomjamts, Batmönkh played a key role in easing Tsedenbal's way out of power. In 1984, he became the Head of State when the party's long-time leader, Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, was ousted in a party congress. Batmönkh strengthened Mongolia's alliance with the Soviet Union, but as in many other communist countries, there was much pressure for the party to give up power.
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