President Battulga

Overview

This is the authorised biography of the current President of Mongolia, Khaltmaa Battulga. Battulga and the author studied together in college. Battulga went on to participate in sports and won the world championship in Sambo wrestling and became World Champion, while working at the branch of the city’s Craftsmen’s Committee. He went on to wear many hats of accomplishments in his life. Based on exclusive interviews with the man himself, enriched by objective facts and events that the author has witnessed, read on as the author attempts to give the readers a better understanding of the character of the man who built the giganticstatue of Chinggis Khan on horseback and initiated an eco-town named Great Maitra, and shares what he has been up to recently.

Author Biography

D Turmunkh is a programme director with Mongolian TV and scriptwriter, producer and founder of the independent production company Tobch Toli Prods. His movie, State of Dogs, released in 1998, received numerous international awards. He has since released two more movies to complete the trilogy.