Zeneemyadar Batbayar

Zeneemyadar Batbayar (Mongolian: Зэнээмядарын Батбаяр, born 19 February 1974) is a Mongolian government official and public servant currently serving as the Head of the Water Agency of Mongolia since 2024. He is known for his work in water resource management, drinking water quality, and environmental protection in Mongolia.

Early life and education Batbayar was born on February 19, 1974, in Altai, Gobi-Altai Province, Mongolia.

He completed his secondary education at School No. 1 in Ulaanbaatar from 1982 to 1992. From 1992 to 1993, he studied at the Law School of the National University of Mongolia.

He continued his studies in Hungary, attending a language preparatory school in Budapest from 1993 to 1994, and later the Faculty of Law at Eötvös Loránd University, where he obtained a Doctorate in Education in 1999. In 2003–2004, he completed the Executive MBA Program of Maastricht University held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Career

1999–2003 – Legal Advisor, Nomin Holding LLC 2003–2005 – Executive Director, State Department Store JSC 2005–2012 – Deputy Head, Water Agency of Mongolia 2012–2014 – Advisor to the Minister of Finance of Mongolia 2013–2016 – Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mongolian parliamentary political party 2016–2021 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to Hungary 2022–2023 – Team Leader, Research Group, Shikhikhutug University 2024–present – Head of the Water Agency of Mongolia