Khaltmaagiin Battulga

President of Mongolia

3 March 1963 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian People's Republic

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10 July 2017 – 25 June 2021

Mongolian President, member of Democratic party In this Mongolian name, the given name is Battulga. Khaltmaa is a patronymic, not a family name. Khaltmaagiin Battulga Халтмаагийн Баттулга5th President of MongoliaIn office 10 July 2017 – 25 June 2021Prime Minister Jargaltulgyn Erdenebat Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh Luvsannamsrain Oyun-ErdenePreceded by Tsakhiagiin ElbegdorjSucceeded by Ukhnaagiin KhürelsükhMinister of Industry and AgricultureIn office 2012–2014Prime Minister Norovyn AltankhuyagPreceded by Post establishedSucceeded by Sharavdorjiin TüvdendorjMinister of Road, Transport, Construction and Urban developmentIn office 2008–2012Prime Minister Sanjaagiin Bayar Sükhbaataryn BatboldPreceded by Tserendashiin TsolmonSucceeded by Tsedeviin DashdorjMember of the State Great KhuralIn office 2004–2008ConstituencyBayankhongor ProvinceIn office 2008–2012ConstituencyBayankhongor ProvinceIn office 2012–2016ConstituencyBayankhongor ProvinceChairman of Steering committee of the Mongolian Democratic UnionIn office 2006–2017President of the Mongolian Judo AssociationIn office 2006–2017 Personal detailsBorn (1963-03-03 ) 3 March 1963 (age 58) Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian People's RepublicPolitical partyDemocratic PartyAlma materSchool of Fine Arts of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin Battulga Medal record Representing   Mongolia Men's Sambo 1983 Kiev –52 kg 1986 Saint-Jean-de-Luz –52 kg 1990 Moscow –57 kg Khaltmaagiin Battulga (Mongolian: Халтмаагийн Баттулга , Khaltmaagiin Battulga, , also referred to as Battulga Khaltmaa; born 3 March 1963) is a Mongolian politician and sambo wrestler who served as the 5th President of Mongolia from 2017 to 2021. He served as Member of the State Great Khural from 2004 to 2016 and Minister of Roads, Transportation, Construction and Urban Development from 2008 to 2012. Before his career in politics, Battulga was a sambo wrestling champion. He was the Democratic Party's candidate in the 2017 presidential election and was elected President with 50.6% in the run-off, the first-ever run-off election in modern Mongolian history. Mongolians are sharply divided about his role in the 2019 Mongolian constitutional crisis.