General Intelligence Agency of Mongolia

General Intelligence Agency of Mongolia
Тагнуулын ерөнхий газар
	; The Ulaanbaatar headquarters of the GIA
Agency overview
Formed	1922
Preceding agency	Internal Security Agency;
Jurisdiction	Government of Mongolia
Headquarters	Ulaanbaatar
Agency executive	Peljee Odonbaatar, GIA Director;
Website	General Intelligence Agency

The General Intelligence Agency of Mongolia (GIA; Mongolian language: Тагнуулын ерөнхий газар) is the intelligence agency of the Mongolian government, under the direct control of the Prime Minister of Mongolia. Its headquarters is in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar. The GIA employs several hundreds of people and acts as an early warning system to alert the Mongolian government of national security threats. It collects and evaluates information on a variety of areas such as international terrorism, organized crime, weapons and drug trafficking, money laundering, illegal migration and information warfare.

Naming lineage

Department of Homeland Security (1922-1933)
General Department of Homeland Security (1933-1936)
Ministry of the Interior (1936-1955)
Ministry of Military and Social Security (1955-1959)
Ministry of Social Security (1959-1990)
General Department of State Security (1990-1994)
Central Intelligence Agency (1994-1996)
Department of State Security (1996-2000)
General Intelligence Agency (since 2000)

History

GIA began as the Internal Security Directorate (дотоодыг хамгаалах газар), which was established in 1922 under the leadership of director Dashin Baldandorzh. In 1936, it was reorganized as the National Security Directorate and in 1959, the renamed to the Ministry of Public Security of the Mongolian People's Republic. The Ministry of Public Security of the MPR was a catalyst for the republic's paramilitary forces, which totaled around 30,000 men by 1955.^[1] The GIA was founded from the MPS after the abolition of the socialist state in 1992.

List of directors

Dashin Baldandorzh (1922–1923)
Konstantin Batorun (1923–1925)
Nasanbat Navaandorzhiyn (1925–1926)
Khayanhirva Namzhilin (1926–1928)
Zolbinginy Shizhe (1928–1930)
Bat-Ochiryn Eldev-Ochir (1930–1932)
Davaagine Namsrai (1932–1936)
Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1936–1940)
Puravyn Dambadarzh (1940–1941)
Bat Ochirin Shagdarzhav (1941–1946)
Dashin Tsedev (1946–1949)
Butamgein Duinharzhav (1949–1951)
Damdinnerangiin Bath (1951–1952)
Tsedengiin Zhanchiv (1952–1956)
Batyn Dorzh (1956–1961)
Tsevegiin Nansaljav (1961-1962)
Budiin Banzaragch (1962-1963)
Badrakhyn Jambalsuren (1963-1971)
Bugiin Dejid (1971-1981)
Ulziihutagtiin Choijilsuren (1981-1982)
Sonomyn Luvsangombo (1982-1984)
Agvaanjantsan Jamsranjav (1984-1990)
Battsagaanii Tsiiregzen (1990.04.19-1990.10.19)
Jaalkhuugiin Baatar (1990-1993), (1996.09.02-1996.12.05)
Dalkhjavyn Sandag (1993-1996)
Jamsrangiin Enkhnasan (1996-2001)
Mandaakhuugiin Batsaikhan (2001-2004)
B. Bilegt (until 2006)^[2]
Navaansurengin Gunbold (2006–2007)
Ravdangiin Bold (2007–2012)^[3]
D. Gerel (2012–2013)
B. Ariunsan (2013–2014)
Bat Khurts (2014–2017)^[4]
D. Gerel (since 2017-2020)
Peljee Odonbaatar (since 2020)^[5]

The activities of intelligence agencies are regulated by the following laws of Mongolia.

About intelligence agencies
About the work to be done
About national security
Criminal Law
Criminal procedure
About fighting terrorism
Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
About state secrets
On approval of the list of state secrets
On the legal status of government agencies
About special state protection
About civil service
About state inspection
Controlling the circulation of explosives and explosives
General Administrative Law
On administrative proceedings
About the armed forces
About pensions and allowances of military personnel
About the legal status of foreign citizens
About firearms
Protection of witnesses and victims
About crime prevention
About nuclear energy
About the Prosecutor's Office
About emergency
Controlling the circulation of narcotic drugs and psychoactive substances
Defense of Mongolia
About the archive
Against corruption
About the border crossing
About toxic and dangerous chemicals
Regulation of public and private interests in public service and prevention of conflict of interest
On solving petitions and complaints submitted by citizens to government organizations and officials