Balingiin Tserendorj

Prime Minister of Mongolia

May 25, 1868 Tüsheetu Khan aimag, Qing Empire

February 13, 1928 (aged 59) Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian People’s Republic

September 18, 1923 – February 13, 1928

In this Mongolian name, the given name is Tserendorj. Balin is a patronymic, not a family name. Balingiin Tserendorj (Mongolian: Балингийн Цэрэндорж ; May 25, 1868 – February 13, 1928) titles Khicheengui Said (Хичээнгүй Сайд, Diligent/Earnest Minister); Khicheengui Gün (Хичээнгүй Гүн, ducal title), was a prominent Mongolian political figure of the early 20th century who served as the first Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Mongolia from 1924 until his death in 1928. Between 1913 and 1924 he held several high-ranking positions within a succession of Mongolian governments including; the Bogd Khaanate (1911–1924), the Chinese occupation (1919-1921), and the puppet regime under Roman Ungern von Sternberg (1921).