Pak Yong-sik
Pak Yong-sik | ||
|---|---|---|
Supreme Leader | Kim Jong Un | |
| Preceded by | Hyon Yong-chol | |
| Succeeded by | No Kwang-chol | |
| Personal details | ||
| Born | Pak Yong-sik 1950 (age 73–74) Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea | |
| Military service | ||
| Allegiance |  North Korea | |
| Rank | .svg){kind=icon} General | |
| Pak Yong-sik | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 박영식 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | 朴永植[1] |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Yeongsik |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Yŏngsik |
Pak Yong-sik (born 1950)
Pak Yong-sik was appointed vice-director of the Political Department of the Korean People's Army sometime before January 2015,[3][4] having previously served as an official of the Ministry of People's Security.[5] He was promoted to general in April 2015,[6] and shortly thereafter he took over the post of minister of the People's Armed Forces after his predecessor, Hyon Yong-chol, was demoted for insubordination. His promotion was publicly revealed on 11 July, though the exact date of his appointment is unknown.[7][8]
In June 2018, it was announced that he had been sacked about a week before the
Summary of service
Assignment history
- April 1999: Major general (sojang) (소장)
- April 14, 2009: Lieutenant general (chungjang) (소장)
- April 2014: Colonel general (sangjang) (상장)
- 2015: Army general (taejang) (대장)
References
- Yonhap News.
- ^ a b "Sanctions List Search - Pak Yong-sik". US Treasury. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Kim Jong Un Visits Ku'msusan". North Korea Leadership Watch. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Pyongyang may have named new defense chief". The Korea Times. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Special Investigative Committee Formed Under National Defense Commission". North Korea Leadership Watch. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Kim Jong-un may have appointed new defense chief". Yonhap News Agency. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Seoul: North Korea media confirms purging of defense chief". Yahoo News, AP. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- KCNA Watch. 11 July 2015.
- ^ Haas, Benjamin (4 June 2018). "North Korea sacks top three military officials, as nuclear summit nears". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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