Mongolian Prime Minister Resigns Due Ill-health

Sanjaagiin Bayar (born 1956) is a Mongolian politician who was Prime Minister of Mongolia from 22 November 2007 to 29 October 2009. He announced on October 26, 2009, that he was going to resign his position as Prime Minister due to health reasons. He was replaced by Sukhbaataryn Batbold on 29 October 2009.

Bayar was admitted to a hospital in Ulan Bator in October 2009. Due to his declining health, Bayar announced his resignation in a letter to Mongolia's parliament one week later on 26 October 2009. A meeting held two days later confirmed that the Mongolian parliament had accepted his resignation. Bayar apologised to those who had voted for him.

But our own Yaradua prefers the prospect of dying in office!