Amarsaikhan Sainbuyan

Sainbuyangiin Amarsaikhan
Сайнбуянгийн Амарсайхан
Amarsaikhan in 2020
Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia
In office
29 January 2021 – 12 November 2025
Prime MinisterLuvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene
Gombojavyn Zandanshatar
Preceded byYangugiin Sodbaatar
Succeeded byKhassuuriin Gankhuyag
34th Mayor of Ulaanbaatar
In office
26 February 2019 – 1 July 2020
Preceded bySunduin Batbold
Succeeded byDolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar
Member of the Great State Khural
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 July 2024
Constituency13th, Bagakhangai, Baganuur, Nalaikh district
In office
30 June 2020 – 2 July 2024
Constituency21st, Bagakhangai, Baganuur, Nalaikh district
Municipal offices
Member of the Ulaanbaatar City Council
In office
2012 – 1 July 2020
ConstituencyNalaikh District
(2012–2020)
Chairman of the Ulaanbaatar City Council
In office
2017–2019
Preceded byTsendiin Sandui
Succeeded byRentsendagvyn Dagva
Personal details
Born (1973-06-13) 13 June 1973
Nalaikh, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
PartyMongolian People's Party
SpouseIchinkhorloo Chimeddamba
Children3
EducationFresno City College
Southwestern University (LLM)
Websiteamarsaikhan.mn

Sainbuyangiin Amarsaikhan (Mongolian: Сайнбуянгийн Амарсайхан; born 13 June 1973) is a Mongolian businessman and politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia[1] from 2021 to 2025[2] and Mayor and Governor of Ulaanbaatar from 2019 to 2020.[3][4][5] A member of the Mongolian People's Party, he was elected to the Ulaanbaatar City Council in 2012 and 2016; and to the State Great Khural in 2020 and 2024.

Amarsaikhan has served as the Deputy Prime Minister[6] since 2021, with reappointment following a cabinet reshuffle in 2022, and again in 2024 after parliamentary elections.[7] During his tenure, he oversaw multiple critical areas of national importance, including his roles as Head of the National Emergency Management Agency,[8][9] Chairman of the National Committee for Regional Development, and Chairman of the National Committee for Climate Change.

Early life and education

Amarsaikhan was born in Nalaikh district of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of the Mongolian People's Republic, on 13 June 1973. He was the second youngest of nine children and spent most of his childhood in Nalaikh.[10]

From 1981 to 1991, he completed his secondary education at "Erdmiin Orgil" secondary school in his home district. He studied at Fresno City College from 1994 to 1996 and at a college in Utah from 1996 to 1998. He graduated with a Master of Laws after two years at Southwestern University in 2000.[11][4]

Political career

Ulaanbaatar City Council

As a member of the Mongolian People's Party (MPP), Amarsaikhan was elected as a member of the Citizens' Representatives Khural of the Capital City, also known as the Ulaanbaatar City Council, from Nalaikh in the 2012 local elections.[4] He was re-elected to the city council from his constituency in 2016. During his second term, he was nominated (21-20) as the chairman of the Ulaanbaatar city council on 9 October 2017.[11] Subsequently, he was elected (25-19) Mayor of Ulaanbaatar by the legislature on 27 February 2019.[12]

Member of Parliament

Official portrait, 2025

In the 2020 parliamentary election, Amarsaikhan was elected a member of the State Great Khural from the 21st constituency in Bagakhangai, Baganuur, and Nalaikh. Following his election, he resigned as mayor of Ulaanbaatar and handed over his duties to his deputy, Jantsangiin Batbayasgalan, on 1 July 2020.[13] Batbayasgalan served as acting mayor until 23 October 2020, when Dolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar was appointed as the next mayor.[14] In January 2021, Prime Minister Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh and his cabinet resigned following mass protests over his handling of the pandemic. His successor, Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, formed a new cabinet on 29 January 2021. Amarsaikhan was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia and Head of the National Emergency Management Agency.[15] He remained as deputy amidst a cabinet reshuffle in August 2022.[16]

Amarsaikhan was re-elected as MP in the 2024 parliamentary election and was reappointed as deputy prime minister of the second Oyun-Erdene cabinet, alongside Luvsannyamyn Gantömör and Togmidyn Dorjkhand.[17] However, Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene himself was forced to resign after mass protests in mid-2025. Gombojavyn Zandanshatar replaced Oyun-Erdene in June 2025 and formed a government with Nyam-Osoryn Uchral, Dorjkhand, and Amarsaikhan as his deputies.[18] In the aftermath of a month-long leadership feud within the MPP, Amarsaikhan was dismissed by Zandanshatar in late October[19] and succeeded by Khassuuriin Gankhuyag on 12 November 2025.[2]

International cooperation

In the realm of international cooperation, Amarsaikhan has co-chaired several high-profile international bodies. These include the Mongolia-European Union Cooperation Committee, the Mongolia-U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Investment, and the Mongolia-India Intergovernmental Commission. Additionally, he currently co-chairs Mongolia's roundtable meetings with the United Kingdom and Canada, as well as the Intergovernmental Commissions of Mongolia with Russia,[20] Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan.

List of positions

Personal life

Amarsaikhan is married to Chimeddambyn Ichinkhorloo, a broadcaster, and has three children.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ The International Directory of Government 2022. Taylor & Francis. 5 August 2022. ISBN 978-1-000-80068-5.
  2. 1 2 О, Онон (12 November 2025). "Х.Булгантуяа чөлөөлөгдөж, УИХ-ын дэд даргаар Ж.Бат-Эрдэнийг, сайдаар Х.Ганхуягийг томилно". Eguur.MN (in Mongolian). Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Amarsaikhan Sainbuyan | Global Task Force". Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Sainbuyan Amarsaikhan". Parliament.mn - Монгол Улсын Их Хурал. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "New Mayor of Ulaanbaatar selected". News.MN. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Wang Yi Meets with Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia Sainbuyan Amarsaikhan". rw.china-embassy.gov.cn. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Weekly, Mongolia (10 July 2024). "Mongolia's PM Announces His New Cabinet". Mongolia Weekly. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Mongolia and Italy Discuss Expanding Cooperation in Emergency Management". MONTSAME News Agency. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Statement for the 7th session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction by H.E. Mr. Amarsaikhan Sainbuyan, Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia | Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction". globalplatform.undrr.org. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Намтар, танилцуулга". amarsaikhan.mn (in Mongolian). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  11. 1 2 Л, Баяржаргал (9 October 2017). "С.Амарсайхан гэж хэн бэ?". Peak News (in Mongolian). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  12. ↑ Э, Оргил (26 February 2019). "С.Амарсайхан Улаанбаатар хотын Засаг дарга боллоо". gogo.mn (in Mongolian). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "ФОТО: Хотын дарга С.Амарсайхан ажлаа хүлээлгэн өглөө". Eguur.MN (in Mongolian). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  14. ↑ E, Oyun-Erdene (25 October 2020). "D.Sumiyabazar appointed as new Mayor of Ulaanbaatar". gogo.mn. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  15. ↑ Г, Билгүүн (29 January 2021). "ТАНИЛЦ: Л.Оюун-Эрдэнийн бүрдүүлсэн Засгийн газрын ОНЦЛОГ". www.zindaa.mn (in Mongolian). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "Mongolia presents new Cabinet of Ministers". akipress.com. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  17. ↑ А, Ням-Өлзий (10 July 2024). "Засгийн газрын тэргүүн танхимын сайд нараа УИХ-д танилцууллаа". ikon.mn (in Mongolian). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  18. ↑ А, Ням-Өлзий (17 June 2025). "ТАНИЛЦ: Үндэсний хороодыг татан буулгаж, 9 сайдыг шинээр томилж, 10 сайдыг үргэлжлүүлэн ажиллуулах гэж байна". ikon.mn (in Mongolian). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  19. ↑ Г., Мөрөн (29 October 2025). "ЗГ: Хариуцлагын гэрээ зөрчсөн тул Шадар сайд С.Амарсайханыг албан тушаалаас нь огцруулсан". Ikon.mn (in Mongolian). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  20. ↑ Smith, Helen-Ann. "Mongolia trying to 'diversify' gas sector to get away from dependence on Russian neighbour". Sky News. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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