Namnangiin Naranbaatar

Director Naranbaatar Namnan was born in 1975 in Ulaanbaatar. He graduated from the Mongolian State University of Culture and Arts, specializing in acting and directing, from 1994 to 1998. Since 2000, he has worked at the Mongolian State Academic Theater of Drama as an actor and director, serving as Chief Director from 2012 to 2024, and he became the Director of the theater in 2024.

He began his directorial career in 2000 with B. Batbayar's play "Bet." During this time, he has directed many plays such as "Love that played Me," "You Are Mine," "Midnight Dance," "Let’s Be Secret Lovers," "Forbidden Love," "Tears Tasted at Night," the musical "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," "I Also Want to Be Happy," the historical play "The Son of Tengri," as well as "Hamlet," "Romeo and Juliet," and "Anna Karenina."

N. Naranbaatar has also produced notable films, including "The Last Night," "The Unknown Woman," "An Unimaginable Event," and the musical "Mamma mia." In addition to his theatrical and cinematic achievements, he served as the Chief Director for the opening ceremony of the Mongolian National Festival “Naadam” in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2022, and successfully led the team for a state honor concert in 2018, earning public appreciation. He was appointed as Mongolia’s Cultural Ambassador by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, promoting Mongolian culture and arts both domestically and internationally. Since 2012, he has been teaching acting at the Mongolian State University of Culture and Arts, training over 70 actors, and he served as the Chair of the school's Board of Directors from 2019 to 2021.