BIOGRAPHY OF N.BAGABANDI, THE PRESIDENT
OF MONGOLIA
Friday, July 11, 2003

NAME AND ADDRESS
Surname:
Bagabandi
First name: NATSAG
Office address: State Palace
Ulaanbaatar 12
Mongolia
Home address: Residency of the President of Mongolia
E-mail: president@presi.pmis.gov.mn
Web-site: http://www.pmis.gov.mn/president

PERSONAL AND FAMILY DETAILS
Date of birth:
22 April 1950
Place of birth: Zavkhan Province, Mongolia
Nationality: Mongolian
Family: Spouse: Oyunbileg, Azadsuren was born in Uliastai soum, Zavkhan aimag in 1951 and graduated from the State Pedagogy Yniversity in 1975, majored in education. She is the Head of the "For Human Good" Foundation.
Daughter: Bayarmaa, Bagabandi was born in Ulaanbaatar in 1972.
Son: Batbayar, Bagabandi was born in Ulaanbaatar in 1974.

PROFESSION

Food engineer-technologist, Politician

EDUCATION

1987
Academy of Social Science in Moscow, Russian Federation
1980 Food Technical Institute in Odessa, Ukraine, majored in food engineer-technologist
1972 Refrigeration Junior College in Leningrad /now St. Petersburg/, majored in
refrigerator technician-mechanic
1968 Secondary school in Uliastai, Zavkhan Province

QUALIFICATIONS AND DECORATIONS

2002
Honored Doctor of Mongolian Science and Technology University
2001

Honored Doctor of Sougan University of the Republic of Korea

Honored Doctor of Mongolian Defense University

Honored Doctor of Mongolian "Otgontenger" University
2000

Academician title "Bilguun nomch" of Mongolian Nomadic

Civilization Academy and "Ikh-Zasag" University
1999 Honored Doctor of Mongolian Administration Academy
1998

Honored Doctor of Alma-Ata University of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Honored Doctor of Ankara University of the Republic of Turkey

Honored Doctor of Seng-Shui University of Japan

Honored Professor of Mongolian Socio-economic Institute "Explorer XXI"
1995 Honored Doctor of National Food Technology Academy of Odessa, Ukraine

CAREER

2001
re-elected as the President of Mongolia
1997 elected as the President of Mongolia by winning 60% of the votes in the presidential election
1997 elected as the Head of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party by the XXII Conference of the MPRP
1996 --1997 re-elected as the Member of the Parliament; the Foreman of the MPRP group in the Parliament
1992 --1996 Member of the Parliament; Parliament Speaker
1987 --1992 Lecturer-propagandist, Chief of Division, Division Advisor, Secretary and Deputy Chairman of the MPRP Central Committee
1980 --1984 Chief of division of the MPRP Committee of Tuv aimag
1972 --1975 Machine operator, mechanic and engineer at Ulaanbaatar city Brewery and Distillery

HONORS, AWARDS AND PRIZES

2001
International Prize named after the Great Peter King, Highest public prize of Russian Federation
2000

"Peace" order of Russian Federation

Order of Chinggis Khaan
1997 "Golden Star" Olympic order
1996 Prize of Sukhbaatar Fund
1991 70th Anniversary order of the People's Revolution

PUBLICATIONS

2001

Mongolian intelligence

Policy and diligence of the President

Thought and idea of the President

XXI century will test you

New era and new objectives of Mongolian Buddhist religion

Let us respect and admire elders

Children, Youths and the President

Multi-pillared National Security
2000

Policy and mind of the President

Significance of restoration and tradition to the development
1998

The President: Thought and recommendation before the new century

The President: Policy and objectives before the new century
1992 Mongolian behavior

LEISURE INTERESTS

Read books and fishing.