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RI Yong Gil

Military · Politician

RI Yong Gil is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Li Yong-gil · RI Yong Gil · Ri Yong-gil · Ли Ёнгиль · Лі Йон Гіль · 5 more...				[sources]
Other name	Vice-Marshal Ri Yong Gil				[sources]
Weak alias	이영길				[sources]
Birth date	1952				[sources]
Place of birth	North Korea				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
Citizenship	North Korea				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Last name	Li				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q12594419				[sources]
Position	Chief of General Staff of the Korean People's Army (2013-2016) · Member, SAC · Minister of National Defence (2021-2022) · Minister of Social Security (2019-2021)				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-19	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

North Korean army officer

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,228

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US CIA World Leaders11,042

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,645

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,256

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-korea-north-ri-yong-gil-member-sac

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