Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat

Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat
Пунсалмаагийн Очирбат
Ochirbat in 1995
1st President of Mongolia
In office
3 September 1990 – 20 June 1997
Prime MinisterSharavyn Gungaadorj
Dashiin Byambasüren
Puntsagiin Jasrai
Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan
Vice PresidentRadnaasümbereliin Gonchigdorj
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byNatsagiin Bagabandi
Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Great Khural
In office
21 March 1990 – 3 September 1990
Preceded byJambyn Batmönkh
Succeeded byGombojav Jambyn (as Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Great Khural)
Himself (as the President of Mongolia)
Personal details
Born(1942-01-23)23 January 1942
Died17 January 2025(2025-01-17) (aged 82)
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
PartyMongolian People's Revolutionary Party
(1965–1993)
SpouseSharav Tsevelmaa
Alma materLeningrad Higher School of Mining
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Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat (Mongolian: Пунсалмаагийн Очирбат; 23 January 1942 – 17 January 2025) was a Mongolian politician who served as the first president of Mongolia from 1990 to 1997. He was the first president to be elected by direct popular vote.