Nex Systems
Person

Yong Chol Jo

Counter-sanctioned entity

Born 30 Sep 1973 (53 years old),North Korea. Named in 19 sanctions listings.

Screen this subject

Summary

DPRK Ministry of State Security Official stationed in Syria supporting Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID. KPe.001).

Haut fonctionnaire du Ministère nord-coréen de la sécurité de l'État en poste en Syrie, qui soutient la KOMID (une entité désignée)

(Date of UN designation: 2016-11-30)

Name Yong Chol Jo: Supports KOMID, a designated entity

Jo Yong Chol is a DPRK Ministry of State Security Official stationed in Syria supporting KOMID.

(UE) 2017/1509 du 30/08/2017 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) (FondementJuridique: 421)

Designation: DPRK Ministry of State Security Official Other information: Jo Yong Chol is a DPRK Ministry of State Security Official stationed in Syria supporting KOMID.

KPi.034 DPRK Ministry of State Security Official. Jo Yong Chol is a DPRK Ministry of State Security Official stationed in Syria supporting KOMID.

Supports KOMID, a designated entity

décision du comité des sanctions des Nations unies du 30/11/2016 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) (FondementJuridique: 413)

Sanctions and listings19

  • North Korea Sanctions - décision du comité des sanctions des Nations unies du 30/11/2016 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509); (UE) 2017/1509 du 30/08/2017 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509)

    Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance

    Haut fonctionnaire du Ministère nord-coréen de la sécurité de l'État en poste en Syrie, qui soutient la KOMID (une entité désignée)

    Programme UN-SC1718gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.frun.org

  • Listed
    16 Mar 2016

    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 19610treasury.govofac.treasury.gov

  • Listed
    30 Nov 2016

    Official designation

    Financial Intelligence CentreSouth Africa Targeted Financial SanctionsSouth Africa

    Reference KPi.034fic.gov.za

  • Listed
    15 Apr 2025; 1 Dec 2016
    Effective
    30 Nov 2016; 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 35498Reference KPi.034seco.admin.chseco.admin.ch

  • Effective
    12 Jul 2018

    Official designation

    Isreali Ministry of FinanceIsrael Prevention of Distribution and Financing of WMDs designations

    Last updated 12 Jul 2018gov.il

  • Effective
    9 Dec 2016

    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）

    Ministry of FinanceJapan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible PeopleJapan

    Reference 34mof.go.jp

  • Listed
    31 Aug 2017

    EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD)

    Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium

    2017/1509 (OJ L224)

    Programme EU-PRKfinance.belgium.besanctionsmap.eu

  • Effective
    30 Nov 2016

    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

    Asset freeze and travel ban

    Programme GB-DPRKReference 13419Reference DPR0219Reference KPi.034Last updated 18 Dec 2021gov.ukgov.uk

  • Listed
    3 Jan 2017

    Резолюція РБ ООН 1718 (2006)

    State Finance Monitoring ServiceUkraine SFMS BlacklistUkraine

    fiu.gov.ua

  • 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

    Listed on: 30 Nov. 2016

    Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Regulations 2008

    Programme UN-SC1718Last updated 20 Feb 2026dfat.gov.auun.org

  • Listed
    30 Nov 2016

    North Korea Sanctions - DPRK

    United Nations Security CouncilUN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions

    Programme UN-SC1718Reference KPi.034un.orgun.org

  • Listed
    30 Nov 2016; 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.tren.hmb.gov.tr

  • Listed
    30 Nov 2016

    DPRK; UN List

    Ministerio de JusticiaArgentina RePET SanctionsArgentina

    Referencia publicada: KPi.034

    Reference KPi.034repet.jus.gob.ar

  • Listed
    17 Mar 2016
    Effective
    16 Mar 2016

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • Official designation

    La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco

    décision du comité des sanctions des Nations unies du 30/11/2016 and (ue) 2017/1509 du 30/08/2017

    Autorité de désignation publiée : Organisation des Nations unies

    Haut fonctionnaire du Ministère nord-coréen de la sécurité de l'État en poste en Syrie, qui soutient la KOMID (une entité désignée)

    geldefonds.gouv.mc

  • Listed
    31 Aug 2017
    Effective
    30 Nov 2016

    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

    regulationType=repealing; organisationType=council

    Designation date published: 2016-11-30

    2017/1509 (OJ L224)

    Programme EU-PRKReference EU.4168.80eur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.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 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.eusanctionsmap.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.eusanctionsmap.eu

Positions held4

  1. Period not retained

    DPRK Ministry of State Security Official

  2. Period not retained

    Jo Yong Chol is a North Korean Ministry of State Security Official stationed in Syria supporting KOMID, a designated entity.

  3. Period not retained

    Haut fonctionnaire

  4. Period not retained

    North Korea's Ministry of State Security Official

Connections3

Positions held2

All 2 markedSanctionedDebarredExport controlled

Other links1

Identifiers1

IdentifierNumberIssued by
Identification745110086North Korea

Other names9

Also known as8

Yong Chol ChoCHO, Yong Chol조영철チョ・ヨンチョルJo Yong CholJO, Yong CholJO YONG CHOLجو يونغ تشول

Weak aliases1

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

Cho Yong Chol

Addresses1

  • Syria

This page shows the public record as its publishers state it. A name here is not by itself a finding: whether a record refers to a particular person or company is what screening decides. Read the full notice.