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Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa

Former Minister of Defence of Mongolia
Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa is a Mongolian cosmonaut and military leader. He was the first Mongolian and second Asian to go into space. He also was Mongolia's Defense Minister from 2000 to 2004. Wikipedia
Born: 1947 (age 76 years), Gurvanbulag, Mongolia
Space missions: Soyuz 39
Books: Jiru̇ken-e qolbuġatai delekei and Zu̇rkhėntėĭm kholbootoĭ dėlkhėi̇
Education: Voyenno-Vozdushnaya Inzhenernaya Akademiya Imeni Professora N.ye.zhukovskogo (1978), Military Institute of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic (1972), and Schukow-Militärakademie für Kommandeure der Luftverteidigung
Awards: Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic, Order of Genghis Khan, Order of Lenin, and more
Party: Mongolian People's Party
Previous office: Minister of Defence of Mongolia (2000–2004)