Baabar
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Baabar is a Mongolia
n retired politician, political analyst and writer.
. He resigned as the Leader of the Mongolian Social Democratic Party in 1994.
Baabar was elected to the State Great Hural
of Mongolia in 1996. In 1998, he was Minister for Finance.
After being defeated at the 2004 parliamentary election
, he worked as Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister
in 2004-2005.
Since 2006, he has been running Nepko Publishing Company.
In 2009, he was awarded with the State Awards of Mongolia for History of Mongolia.
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
n retired politician, political analyst and writer.
Education
- 1972 Graduated from a high school in UlaanbaatarUlaanbaatarUlan Bator or Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. An independent municipality, the city is not part of any province, and its population as of 2008 is over one million....
- 1972-1973 Attended a preparatory course at the Mongolian State UniversityNational University of MongoliaThe National University of Mongolia is the oldest university in Mongolia. It hosts twelve schools and faculties in Ulaanbaatar, and runs branches in the Zavkhan and Orkhon Aimags...
- 1973-1980 Studied at the Jagiellonian UniversityJagiellonian UniversityThe Jagiellonian University was established in 1364 by Casimir III the Great in Kazimierz . It is the oldest university in Poland, the second oldest university in Central Europe and one of the oldest universities in the world....
, KrakówKrakówKraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
, PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
until he was transferred to Mongolian State UniversityNational University of MongoliaThe National University of Mongolia is the oldest university in Mongolia. It hosts twelve schools and faculties in Ulaanbaatar, and runs branches in the Zavkhan and Orkhon Aimags...
which he graduated in 1981 majoring in biochemistryBiochemistryBiochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
. - 1987-1989 Studied at the Moscow State UniversityMoscow State UniversityLomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
, Soviet UnionSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. - 1990 Scholarship at The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Career
Baabar worked at the Microbiological Research and Production Center as a Researcher in 1981-1991 until he became the Leader of the Mongolian Social Democratic PartyMongolian Social Democratic Party
The Mongolian Social Democratic Party was a political party in Mongolia. It was founded in 1990 by Bat-Erdeniin Batbayar. Other prominent members included A.Ganbaatar, Losolyn Byambajargal and Radnaasumbereliyn Gonchigdorj. A considerable number of members came from the mathematics and physics...
. He resigned as the Leader of the Mongolian Social Democratic Party in 1994.
Baabar was elected to the State Great Hural
State Great Hural
The State Great Khural is the unicameral Parliament of Mongolia.It is located in the Government Palace.- Structure :All 76 members represents 26 multi-member constituencies, and are elected by bloc vote for a term of four years. The election is only valid if 50% of the electorate vote. Mongolian...
of Mongolia in 1996. In 1998, he was Minister for Finance.
After being defeated at the 2004 parliamentary election
Mongolian legislative election, 2004
Parliamentary elections for the State Great Khural in Mongolia took place on 27 June and 17 July 2004. The Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party emerged as the largest party, but failed to win a parliamentary majority.-Results:...
, he worked as Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Mongolia
The Prime Minister of Mongolia is the highest member of the Mongolian government's executive arm, and heads the Mongolian cabinet. The Prime Minister is appointed by Parliament, and can be removed by a vote of no confidence.-Powers:...
in 2004-2005.
Since 2006, he has been running Nepko Publishing Company.
In 2009, he was awarded with the State Awards of Mongolia for History of Mongolia.
Publications
- Buu Mart. Martval Sonono (Don't Forget. Otherwise, We'll Be Doomed), 1989
- History of Mongolia, 1996
- Altan Gurvalzhin (Golden Triangle)
- Encyclopædia Britannica (Encyclopædia Britannica)