Chol Hae Hyon
Sanctioned entityBorn 13 Aug 1934 (92 years old),North Korea. Named in 1 sanctions listing.
Summary
Deputy Director of the General Political Department of the People’s Armed Forces (military adviser to Kim Jong Il). Designated by the European Union.
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Sanctions and listings1
- Effective
- 31 Dec 2020
UK sanctions relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom
Asset freeze, travel ban and director disqualification sanction
Korean People’s Army Marshal since April 2016. Former Deputy Director of the General Political Department of the People’s Armed Forces (military adviser to Kim Jong-Il). Elected Workers’ Party of Korea Central Committee member in May 2016 at 7th Congress of Workers’ Party of Korea where WPK adopted a decision to continue the DPRK’s nuclear programme, although no longer Central Committee member since January 2021.
Programme GB-DPRKReference DPR0013Reference 11030Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.ukgov.uk
Positions held1
Period not retained
Korean People's Army Marshal
Connections2
Positions held1
- Deputy DirectorNorth Korea
Associates1
- Kim Jong IlClose associate of PEPMilitary advisorNorth Korea
Other names3
Also known as3
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