The Chief of the General Staff of the

Mongolian Armed Forces The Mongolian Armed Forces ( mn, Монгол Улсын Зэвсэгт Хүчин; ''Mongol: ulsyn zevsegt hüchin'') is the collective name for the Mongolian military and the joint forces that comprise it. It is tasked with protecting the inde ...

() is the highest-ranking professional military leader in the Mongolian military. The Chief of the General Staff carries out his duties under the governance of the Commander-in-Chief and serves as the principal

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to him/her on

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. He/She is responsible for the implementation of operational orders and directives to maintain the combat readiness of the armed forces in

peacetime Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. ...

. In

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time, the chief directs the military in accordance with the commander-in-chief. From 1921-1992, the post was referred to as the Chief of the General Staff of the People's Army ().

List of Chiefs

Mongolian People's Republic (1921–1992)

Mongolia (1990 – present)

References

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Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...