Dambyn Batlut

Dambyn Batlut (Mongolian: Дамбын Батлут; born 1974) is a Mongolian politician from the Mongolian People's Party who serves as the Minister of Defense of Mongolia. He is also a Member of the State Great Khural from Orkhon Province.

Early Life and education Batlut completed his secondary education in Arkhangai Province in 1985 and later at Secondary School No. 5 in Orkhon Province in 1992. Batlut began his career working as an assistant at the "Erdenet Hivs" Co., Ltd. from 1994 to 2000. He went to the Otgonbileg School of Technology within the Mongolian University of Science and Technology in Ulaanbaatar, graduating as an electrical engineer in 2004. He later transitioned into the non-profit sector, serving as the executive director for World Vision in Mongolia from 2003 to 2006. In 2006, he entered public service as an officer in the Construction and Urban Development Department of the Governor's Office in Orkhon Province. In 2007, he obtained a degree in public administration from the National Academy of Governance.

Government positions From 2008 to 2012, he served as the Deputy Governor of Bayan-Öndör, while simultaneously beginning a long tenure as a Caucus Chairman of the Presidium of the Citizens' Representatives Khural of Orkhon Province, a position he held until 2020. Alongside his government duties, Batlut held several key leadership roles within the MPP. He served as the Chairman of the Social Democracy–Mongolian Youth Association from 2006 to 2013. He was also Chairman of the Bayan-Öndör MPP branxh between 2010 and 2012, and later became Chairman of the Orkhon Province MPP for the entirety of Orkhon Province from 2013 to 2020. The latter position coiincided with his term as Governor of Orkhon Province and Mayor of Erdenet City, serving from 2016 to 2020.

National Politics Batlut shifted to national politics in 2020 when he was elected as a Member of the State Great Khural for the Mongolian People's Party. He is a member of the Member of the Standing Committee on Human Development and Social Policy. He successfully won re-election during the 2024 Mongolian parliamentary election. On June 18, 2025, Batlut was appointed to the post Minister of Defense, succeeding Sandagiin Byambatsogt who had been named Chief Cabinet Secretary. He was reappointed on April 4, 2026, in the Cabinet of Nyam-Osoryn Uchral.

Awards

Medal "800th Anniversary for the Establishment of Great Mongol Empire" (2006) Medal "90th Anniversary of People's Revolution" (2011) Order of the Polar Star (2017)

Personal life Batlut is fluent in Russian and English.