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RI Thae Sop

Politician

RI Thae Sop 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	RI Thae Sop · Ri Thae-sop · Ли Тхэ Соб · 李泰燮 · 리태섭				[sources]
Other name	Ri Thae Sop				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
Citizenship	North Korea				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Last name	Ri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q12594451				[sources]
Position	Chief of General Staff of the Korean People's Army (2022-2022) · Member, SAC · Minister of Public Security (subordinate to the SAC)				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-17	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

North Korean general

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Supreme People's Assembly	-	-
Minister of Public Security (subordinate to the SAC)	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,025

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US CIA World Leaders11,017

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,372

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Source data IDs: NK-DMZKA4R3Gx9GcxmJS76CHe · us-cia-korea-north-ri-thae-sop-member-sac · us-cia-korea-north-ri-thae-sop-minister-of-public-security-subordinate-to-the-sac · us-cia-korea-north-ri-thae-sop-min-of-public-security-subordinate-to-the-sac

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