Ja Hyong KU

Counter-sanctioned entity

Born 8 Sep 1957 (69 years old),North Korea. Named in 19 sanctions listings.

Summary

Foreign Trade Bank (KPe.047) Chief Representative in Libya. Continued to travel internationally after his designation, including to Dubai, UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Designation: Ku Ja Hyong is a Foreign Trade Bank chief representative in Libya.

UNLI-22.12.2017

Ku Ja Hyong is a Foreign Trade Bank chief representative in Libya.

Location Libya. Gender: male

KPi.070 Ku Ja Hyong is a Foreign Trade Bank chief representative in Libya. Gender: male.

(Date of UN designation: 2017-12-22) (UNLI-22.12.2017)

(UE) 2018/12 du 08/01/2018 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) (FondementJuridique: 424)

性別：男性

In the Panel of Experts report March 2018, Kwak Chongchol and Ku Ja Hyong both have the same passport number 563220533 listed.

Est le représentant en chef de la Foreign Trade Bank en Libye

décision du comité des sanctions des Nations unies du 22/12/2017 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) (FondementJuridique: 417)

Sanctions and listings19

EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD) - Council Decision concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and repealing Decision 2013/183/CFSP
Council of the European UnionEU Consolidated Travel BansEuropean Union
regulationType=council decision; organisationType=council
Council Decision concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and repealing Decision 2013/183/CFSP
Programme EU-PRKeur-lex.europa.eu sanctionsmap.eu
North Korea Sanctions - (UE) 2018/12 du 08/01/2018 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509); décision du comité des sanctions des Nations unies du 22/12/2017 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509)
Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance
Est le représentant en chef de la Foreign Trade Bank en Libye
Programme UN-SC1718gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr un.org
Listed
22 Dec 2017
Official designation
Financial Intelligence CentreSouth Africa Targeted Financial SanctionsSouth Africa
Reference KPi.070fic.gov.za
Listed
22 Dec 2017
DPRK; UN List
Ministerio de JusticiaArgentina RePET SanctionsArgentina
Referencia publicada: KPi.070
Reference KPi.070repet.jus.gob.ar
Listed
22 Dec 2017
North Korea Sanctions - DPRK
United Nations Security CouncilUN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions
Programme UN-SC1718Reference KPi.070un.org un.org
Effective
22 Dec 2017
UK sanctions relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office; UNUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom
Chartering of Ships, prevention of business arrangements, asset freeze, travel ban and prohibition of port entry
Programme GB-DPRKReference DPR0245Reference 13565Reference KPi.070Last updated 18 Dec 2021gov.uk gov.uk
Listed
15 Apr 2025; 27 Dec 2017
Effective
22 Dec 2017; 15 Apr 2025
Measures Against North Korea - Ordinance of 18 May 2016 on measures against North Korea (SR 946.231.127.6), annexes 1 et 6
State Secretariat for Economic AffairsSwiss SECO Sanctions/EmbargoesSwitzerland
Programme SECO-NORTHKOREAReference 37727Reference KPi.070seco.admin.ch seco.admin.ch
Listed
26 Sep 2017
North Korea Sanctions - DPRK2
Office of Foreign Assets ControlUS OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) ListUnited States
Block and DPRK2
Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210
Transactions Prohibited For Persons Owned or Controlled By U.S. Financial Institutions: North Korea Sanctions Regulations section 510.214
Executive Order 13687 (North Korea)
Programme US-NKReference 23017treasury.gov ofac.treasury.gov
Listed
22 Dec 2017; 24 Feb 2021
Asset freezes within the scope of Articles 3.A and 3.B of Law No. 7262, aimed at preventing the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Treasury and Finance - Financial Crimes Investigation BoardTürkiye Asset Freezing Sanctions List (MASAK)Turkey
Official Gazette as published: 24.02.2021-31405
Decision as published: 24.2.2021/3578
ms.hmb.gov.tr en.hmb.gov.tr
Comitetul Consiliului de Securitate al ONU instituit prin Rezoluția 1718 (2006) - RPDC
Centrul Antiterorist al Serviciului de Informaţii şi Securitate al Republicii MoldovaMoldovan Sanctions for Terrorism and Proliferation of WMDMoldova
antiteror.sis.md
North Korea Sanctions - 1718 (DPRK)
Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeAustralian Sanctions Consolidated ListAustralia
Targeted financial sanction and travel ban
Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Regulations 2008
Listed on: 22 Dec. 2017
Programme UN-SC1718Last updated 20 Feb 2026dfat.gov.au un.org
Listed
9 Jan 2018
EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium
2018/12 (OJ L4)
Programme EU-PRKfinance.belgium.be sanctionsmap.eu
EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD) - Council Decision concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Council of the European UnionEU Consolidated Travel BansEuropean Union
regulationType=council decision; organisationType=council
Council Decision concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Programme EU-PRKdata.europa.eu sanctionsmap.eu
Official designation
La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco
décision du comité des sanctions des Nations unies du 22/12/2017 and (ue) 2018/12 du 08/01/2018
Autorité de désignation publiée : Organisation des Nations unies
Est le représentant en chef de la Foreign Trade Bank en Libye
geldefonds.gouv.mc
Effective
12 Jul 2018
Official designation
Isreali Ministry of FinanceIsrael Prevention of Distribution and Financing of WMDs designations
Last updated 12 Jul 2018gov.il
Listed
29 Jun 2018
Effective
26 Sep 2017
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
sam.gov
Effective
28 Dec 2017; 7 Nov 2017
北朝鮮に関連する国際連合安全保障理事会決議に基づく資産凍結等の措置の対象となる者（個人）; 国際平和のための国際的な努力に我が国として寄与するために講ずる資産凍結等の措置の対象となる
Ministry of FinanceJapan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible PeopleJapan
notification_date as published: 2017.12.28改訂
Reference #70Reference 50(#70)Last updated 28 Dec 2017mof.go.jp
Listed
26 Dec 2017
Резолюція РБ ООН 1718 (2006)
State Finance Monitoring ServiceUkraine SFMS BlacklistUkraine
fiu.gov.ua
Listed
9 Jan 2018
Effective
22 Dec 2017
EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD) - PRK
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets UnionEU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)European Union
Designation date published: 2017-12-22
regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council
2018/12 (OJ L4)
Programme EU-PRKReference EU.4268.56eur-lex.europa.eu sanctionsmap.eu

Positions held5

Period not retained
Foreign Trade Bank chief representative in Libya
Period not retained
Foreign Trade Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea chief representative in Libya
Period not retained
Ku Ja Hyong is a Foreign Trade Bank chief representative in Libya
Period not retained
Foreign Trade Bank chief representative in Libya.
Period not retained
フォーリン・トレード・バンクのリビアにおける首席代表者

Connections1

Positions held1

Foreign Trade Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of KoreaCounter-sanctioned entitySanctionedDebarredExport controlledPerson of interest
Chief Representative based in Libya
North Korea

Identifiers2

Identifier	Number	Issued by	Issued	Expires
Identification	563220533	North Korea
Identification	654210218	North Korea		27 Jun 2019

Other names13

Also known as12

Cha-hyo'ng KuKu Cha-hyongKu Cha Hyo'ngク・チャヒョン구자형KU, Cha-hyo'ngكو دجا هيونغKU, Ja HyongCha-hyo’ng KuKU JA HYONGク・ジャヒョンKu Ja Hyong

Weak aliases1

Spellings the source flags as too generic to establish a match on their own.

Ku Cha-hyo'ng

Addresses2

Libya
Libya. Gender: male

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