On August 25 1921, the Mongolian National Youth Movement was established under the formal group named of the “Mongolian Revolutionary Youth Union” (MRYU) – initially consisting of only seventeen members. Such prominent people as Kh. Choibalsan, one of the political leaders of the Mongolian Revolution and Ts. Gursed, a well-known intellectual of that time were among early members.

In 1921-1931, the MRYU started strengthening and intensifying its activities. In 1946-1952, the foreign relations of MRYU developed and participated in over twenty events organized by the World Democratic Youth Union and International Student Association.

In 1960-1970, the foreign relations of MRYU expanded further and young Mongolians attended many conferences, meetings and seminars which were held in Warsaw, Vienna, and Moscow. In 1967, the 9th session of the International Student Association was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and was attended by delegates from 115 organizations and over 80 countries.

By the end of the 1980s, changes and reforms started in Mongolia and young people were at the forefront in leading the democratic movement. The Mongolian Youth Federation was founded on January 18, 1991. The MYF joined the World Assembly of Youth (WAY) in April and the Asian Youth Council in June 1993.

The Mongolian Youth Federation is a national non-governmental organization of young people which organizes a range of activities with the ultimate aim at providing them with support and help in the protecting common rights and interests of Mongolian young people. This includes improving self-development, physical and ethical education and helping resolve the social-economic challenges in education, health, employment and other issues.