Garamjav Tseden

In this Mongolian name, the given name is Garamjav. Tsedengiin is a patronymic, not a family name.
Garamjav Tseden
Цэдэнгийн Гарамжав
Member of State Great Khural
In office
July 2016 – June 2020
Personal details
Born1959 (age 65–66)
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Political partyMongolian People's Party

Tsedengiin Garamjav (Mongolian: Цэдэнгийн Гарамжав), known internationally as Garamjav Tseden, is a Mongolian businesswoman and politician. She is the founder of the Monpolymet Group and was a member of the State Great Khural from 2016 to 2020.

Biography

In 1992, Garamjav founded the Monpolymet Group, which began as a gold mining company and has since expanded to fields such as construction, land rehabilitation, and mineral exploration.[1] She was listed as one of Forbes's 50 Asia Power Businesswomen in 2015.[2][3] In 2016, Garamjav was elected to the State Great Khural.

Garamjav is the mother of Munkhnasan Narmandakh who serves as CEO of the Monpolymet Group.[4][5] Through her daughter, she is the grandmother of the 10th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Asia's Power Businesswomen 2015-Garamjav Tseden 56 (Mongolia)". Forbes. 31 March 2016.
  2. ^ Scott, Mary E. (25 February 2015). "Asia's Power Businesswomen, 2015". Forbes. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  3. ^ "71-р тойргийг шинжихүй" [Analysis of Ward 71]. unuudur.mn. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Senj Sant cement plant opens in Mongolia". Global Cement. 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Ignoring China's displeasure, Dalai Lama names Mongolian boy as new Buddhist spiritual leader". Firstpost. 25 March 2023. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  6. ^ Sommerlad, Joe (27 March 2023). "US child named reincarnation of Buddhist spiritual leader by the Dalai Lama". The Independent. Retrieved 29 March 2023.