Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa

Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa
Сүхбаатарын Янжмаа
Yanjmaa in 1950
Chairwoman of the Presidium of the State Great Khural
Acting
In office
7 September 1953  7 July 1954
Prime MinisterYumjaagiin Tsedenbal
Preceded byGonchigiin Bumtsend
Succeeded byJamsrangiin Sambuu
Personal details
Born(1893-02-15)15 February 1893
Khüree, Mongolia, Qing China
Died1 May 1962(1962-05-01) (aged 69)
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian People's Republic
Political partyMongolian People's Revolutionary Party
SpouseDamdin Sükhbaatar

Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa (15 February 1893 – 1 May 1962) was a Mongolian politician. As Chairwoman of the Presidium of the State Great Khural, she became the second non-hereditary woman head of state after Khertek Anchimaa-Toka of Tannu Tuva, and the first in an internationally-recognized country. She was the widow of Mongolian revolutionary leader Damdin Sükhbaatar.