Jargalsaikhan Dambadarjaa Explained

Birth Name:Jargalsaikhan Dambadarjaa
Birth Place:Mongolia
Party:Unaffiliated[1]
Awards:Transparency International-Mongolia 2017 Transparency Award[2]

Jargalsaikhan Dambadarjaa (Mongolian: Дамбадаржаагийн Жаргалсайхан, Dambadarjaagiĭn Jargalsaĭkhan; also known as Jargal or Jargal Defacto) is a Mongolian economist, television host, writer, and political commentator.[3] [4] [5] He is a founder of the Ulaanbaatar-based think tank the Defacto Institute.[6]

Education and early career

Jargalsaikhan attended the university of Tashkent as a Russian language student before transferring to Moscow State University where he graduated with a diploma in economics in 1984.[7] He was part of the pro-democracy activist group during Mongolia's 1990 democratic revolution.[8] In 2002, he completed his MBA from the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver, and later served as president of the Economic Club of Ulaanbaatar.[9] [10]

Defacto media

Jargalsaikhan operates the Defacto media organization which includes the media portal JargalDefacto.com.[11] Since 2009 his commentaries have appeared weekly in both Mongolian and English-language news outlets.[12] [13]

He is the host of three nationally televised programs in Mongolia, including the Defacto Interview (Дэфакто Ярилцлага),[14] [15] [16] the Defacto Review (Дефакто тойм),[17] and the Defacto Debates (Дефакто Мэтгэлцээн).[18] [19]

Jargalsaikhan also hosts the Mongolian-language “Defacto Radio” show on Business Radio 98.9FM in Ulaanbaatar.[20] [21]

Publications

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Дефактогийн тухай . JDF . Mongolian.
  2. Web site: Transparency Award 2017 Шагналын эзэн тодорлоо . Transparency International-Mongolia.
  3. Web site: Jargal DeFacto Concludes Distinguished Speaker Series . US Embassy in Mongolia . 31 July 2015 . Ulaanbaatar.
  4. News: Geoghegan . Peter . Life in Ulaanbaatar's tent city is hard – but Mongolians won't give up their gers . The Guardian . 3 September 2014.
  5. News: Mongolia votes in presidential polls amid mining debate . BBC . 26 June 2013.
  6. News: Campbell . Matthew . Edwards . Terrence . Mongolia's President Is a Genghis Khan-Idolizing Trump of the Steppe . Bloomberg Businessweek . 25 September 2019.
  7. Web site: Student's mission . JDF . 20 November 2013.
  8. News: Campbell . Matthew . Edwards . Terrence . Mongolia's President Is a Genghis Khan-Idolizing Trump of the Steppe . Bloomberg Businessweek . 25 September 2019.
  9. Web site: Jargalsaikhan Dambadarjaa . World Economic Forum.
  10. Web site: The path to prosperity in Ulaanbaatar . JOC.com . Journal of Commerce . 6 August 2015.
  11. News: Denyer . Simon . Mongolian democracy has a familiar ailment, and it's all about money . Washington Post . 26 June 2018.
  12. Web site: JARGAL DEFACTO . The New Media Group . 27 August 2020.
  13. Web site: КАППУЧИНО НИЙГЭМ . Ikon . 27 August 2020 . Mongolian.
  14. Web site: Bayarsaikhan . Dulguun . Jargal Defacto discusses political and economic issues with Finland's PM . The UB Post . 22 July 2016.
  15. Web site: Jargal DeFacto has an all-round talk with Estonia's Prime Minister . UB Post . 28 July 2016.
  16. Web site: Ambassador M.Takaoka participated in The Jargal Defacto program . Embassy of Japan in Mongolia . Mongolian . 30 August 2019.
  17. Web site: About Us . The Defacto Institute.
  18. Web site: Ariunbold . Bayanmunkh . Political Party Financing in Mongolia: A Road to Grand Corruption? . The Asia Foundation . 18 October 2017.
  19. News: B. . Chimeg . Дефакто мэтгэлцээн: "Зээлийн хүүг бууруулах, эсэх талаар ямар БАЙР СУУРЬ илэрхийлэв? . gogo.mn . 8 February 2018.
  20. Web site: Lessons from the Democratic Transition in Mongolia: 25 Years After Revolution . Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation . 8 March 2018.
  21. Web site: Business Radio 98.9. business-radio.mn.