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Won Hong Kim

Sanctioned entity

Born 17 Apr 1945 (81 years old),North Korea. Named in 10 sanctions listings. member of the Supreme People's Assembly.

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Summary

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

(UE) 2021/1300 du 05/08/2021 (UE Corée du Nord - Règlement (UE) 2017/1509) (FondementJuridique: 1156)

(UE) 2020/1129 du 30/07/2020 (UE Corée du Nord - Règlement (UE) 2017/1509) (FondementJuridique: 437)

Général. Ancien premier directeur adjoint du Département de politique générale de l’armée populaire de Corée. Ancien directeur du département de la sûreté de l’État. Ancien ministre de la sûreté de l’État. Ancien membre de la Commission militaire centrale du Parti des travailleurs de Corée et de la Commission de défense nationale, qui était un organe essentiel pour les questions de défense nationale en RPDC. À ce titre, responsable, sous forme d’appui ou d’encouragement, des programmes de la RPDC en rapport avec les armes nucléaires, les missiles balistiques ou d’autres armes de destruction massive.

N° Passeport : 745310010

(also Won Hong KIM)

North Korean politician and military leader

(UE) 2018/1074 du 30/07/2018 (UE Corée du Nord - Règlement (UE) 2017/1509) (FondementJuridique: 432)

(UE) 2022/1331 du 28/07/2022 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) (FondementJuridique: 2420)

(also Wo'n-hong KIM)

(UE) 2017/1509 du 30/08/2017- (UE Corée du Nord - Règlement (UE) 2017/1509) (FondementJuridique: 990)

(Date of UN designation: 2016-05-20)

Sanctions and listings10

  • Listed
    26 Jan 2017
    Effective
    11 Jan 2017

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • 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

  • Listed
    11 Jan 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 21443treasury.govofac.treasury.gov

  • Listed
    1 Aug 2022
    Effective
    20 May 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=amendment; organisationType=council

    Designation date published: 2016-05-20

    2022/1331 (OJ L201)

    Programme EU-PRKReference EU.4180.71eur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu

  • North Korea Sanctions - (UE) 2018/1074 du 30/07/2018 (UE Corée du Nord - Règlement (UE) 2017/1509); (UE) 2017/1509 du 30/08/2017- (UE Corée du Nord - Règlement (UE) 2017/1509); (UE) 2022/1331 du 28/07/2022 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509); (UE) 2021/1300 du 05/08/2021 (UE Corée du Nord - Règlement (UE) 2017/1509); (UE) 2020/1129 du 30/07/2020 (UE Corée du Nord - Règlement (UE) 2017/1509)

    Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance

    Général. Ancien premier directeur adjoint du Département de politique générale de l’armée populaire de Corée. Ancien directeur du département de la sûreté de l’État. Ancien ministre de la sûreté de l’État. Ancien membre de la Commission militaire centrale du Parti des travailleurs de Corée et de la Commission de défense nationale, qui était un organe essentiel pour les questions de défense nationale en RPDC. À ce titre, responsable, sous forme d’appui ou d’encouragement, des programmes de la RPDC en rapport avec les armes nucléaires, les missiles balistiques ou d’autres armes de destruction massive.

    Programme UN-SC1718; EU-PRKReference EU.4180.71gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.frsanctionsmap.euun.org

  • Listed
    1 Aug 2022

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

    Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium

    2022/1331 (OJ L201)

    Programme EU-PRKfinance.belgium.besanctionsmap.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

  • 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

    Director Disqualification Sanction, travel ban and asset freeze

    General, Former First Deputy Director of the General Political Department of the Korean People's Army. Director of the State Security Department. Minister of State Security. Member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea and National Defence Commission which was a key body for national defence matters in the DPRK before it was reformed into the State Affairs Commission (SAC), which are the key bodies for national defence matters in the DPRK. As such, responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes.

    Programme GB-DPRKReference DPR0043Reference 13366Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.ukgov.uk

  • Listed
    3 Feb 2017
    Effective
    11 Jan 2017

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • Official designation

    La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco

    (UE) 2020/1129 du 30/07/2020, (ue) 2022/1331 du 28/07/2022, (ue) 2017/1509 du 30/08/2017, (ue) 2021/1300 du 05/08/2021 and (ue) 2018/1074 du 30/07/2018

    Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne

    À ce titre, responsable, sous forme d’appui ou d’encouragement, des programmes de la RPDC en rapport avec les armes nucléaires, les missiles balistiques ou d’autres armes de destruction massive.

    geldefonds.gouv.mc

Positions held6

  1. Current

    member of the Supreme People's Assembly

    North Korea

  2. Period not retained

    Général

  3. Period not retained

    Général dans l’armée populaire de Corée. Ancien premier directeur adjoint du Département de politique générale de l’armée populaire de Corée. Ancien directeur du département de la sûreté de l’État. Ancien ministre de la sûreté de l’État. Ancien membre de la Commission militaire centrale du Parti des travailleurs de Corée et de la Commission de défense nationale, qui était un organe essentiel pour les questions de défense nationale en RPDC.

  4. Period not retained

    General of the Korean People’s Army. Former First Deputy Director of the General Political Department of the Korean People’s Army. Former Director of the State Security Department. Former Minister of State Security. Former Member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea and National Defence Commission

  5. Period not retained

    Minister of State Security

  6. Since 2014

    Supreme People’s Assembly (member)

    Current

Identifiers5

IdentifierNumber
ID number745310010
Passport745310010
National passport745310010
National passport745310010
Passport745310010

Other names12

Also known as11

Kim Wŏn Hong김원홍金元弘Wo'n-hong KimKIM, Wo'n-hongKIM Won Hongكيم وون-هونجKim Won-hongKIM, Won HongWo'n-hong KIMWon-Hong Kim

Weak aliases1

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

金元鸿

Addresses1

  • Korea, North

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