| Batshugar Enkhbayar | |
| Native Name: | Энхбаярын Батшугар |
| Native Name Lang: | mn |
| Birth Date: | 19 May 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| Parents: | Nambaryn Enkhbayar |
| Alma Mater: | Bentley University (BA) |
| Party: | Mongolian People's Party |
| Constituency: | Songino Khairkhan |
| Office: | Member of the State Great Khural |
| Predecessor: | Dolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar |
| Termstart: | 21 October 2021 |
Batshugar Enkhbayar (Mongolian: Энхбаярын Батшугар; born 19 May 1987) is a Mongolian banker and politician. Enkhbayar is a member of the State Great Khural, representing the Songino Khairkhan constituency since 2021. He is a member of the Mongolian People's Party.
Enkhbayar was born on 19 May 1987 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. His father is Nambaryn Enkhbayar, the former president of Mongolia. Enkhbayar attended high school in California, and later graduated from Bentley University in 2008 with a Bachelor's degree in finance and economics.[1] From 2008 until 2011, Enkhbayar worked as an investment banker at JPMorgan Chase.[2]
In 2012, following the arrest of Enkhbayar's father on corruption charges, a move seen by American officials as democratic backsliding,[3] both Enkhbayars were barred from running in the 2012 Mongolian legislative election.[4] [5] Later in 2012, Enkhbayar became the deputy governor of the Bank of Mongolia, serving in that role until 2016. He then became a member of the board of directors of Mediaholding LLC, holding that role until 2021.
In 2020, Dolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar resigned from the State Great Khural following his appointment as mayor of Ulaanbaatar.[6] Enkhbayar successfully ran to replace Sumyaabazar, winning the October 2021 special election with 51% of the vote.[7]