Sükhbaataryn Batbold
| Sükhbaataryn Batbold | |
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| Сүхбаатарын Батболд | |
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| Prime Minister of Mongolia | |
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In office 29 October 2009 – 10 August 2012 |
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| President | Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj |
| Deputy | Norovyn Altankhuyag |
| Preceded by | Sanjaagiin Bayar |
| Succeeded by | Norovyn Altankhuyag |
| General Secretary of the Mongolian People's Party | |
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In office 8 April 2009 – 25 July 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Sanjaagiin Bayar |
| Succeeded by | Ölziisaikhany Enkhtüvshin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 June 1963 Choibalsan, Mongolia |
| Political party | Mongolian People's Party |
| Alma mater |
Moscow State Institute of International Relations London Business School Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia |
| Website | Official website |
Sükhbaataryn Batbold (Mongolian: Сүхбаатарын Батболд, born June 24, 1963) is a Mongolian politician who was Prime Minister of Mongolia from 2009 to 2012, as well as General Secretary of the Mongolian People's Party. He was previously Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of his predecessor, Sanjaagiin Bayar.
As a child Batbold used to attend the 14th high school in Ulaanbaatar, then going on to study in Russia at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations between 1980 and 1986. He also studied at the London Business School in 1991, as well as the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Moscow in 2002.
Batbold previously held an executive position at Mongol Impex Cooperative. He also headed Altai Trading Co. Ltd., which among others owns the Chinggis Khaan Hotel and the Skytel cellular operator from 1992 to 2000. He is widely rumored to be one of the richest Mongolian politicians due to his ownerships of a wide range of different companies.
Batbold was twice elected as a Member of Parliament and was also the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs during 2000–2004 and Cabinet Minister of Trade and Industry between 2004 and 2006. In addition, he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2008 until he was nominated to become prime minister in 2009.
During his tenure as Minister of Foreign Affairs, he hosted United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Ulan Bator to discuss the topic of climate change in Mongolia. Batbold also substituted for then Prime Minister Bayar at a Prime Ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
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