Norov Dalkhaa was born in 1951 in Bugat County, Gobi-Altai Province, Mongolia. After graduating from primary school in 1961, he found work as a shepherd and firefighter for several years before resuming his education. In 1983 he graduated from the National University of Mongolia, where he subsequently taught in the literature department for six years. He has worked for the Mongol Zokhioliin Evlel (Mongolian Writers' Union) since 1990 and has been an editor for MUONTV since 1995.