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| Type | Person | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | JO, Kyong-Chol · Jo Kyong-chol · Kyong Chol JO · Kyong-Chol JO · Kyongchol Jo · | [sources] | |||
| Other name | CHO, Kyo'ng-ch'o'l · Cho Kyong-chol · Jo Kyong Chol · Kyo'ng-ch'o'l Cho · Kyong Chol Jo · | [sources] | |||
| Weak alias | チョ・ギョンチョル | [sources] | |||
| Birth date | · | [sources] | |||
| Place of birth | Korea, North | [sources] | |||
| Gender | male | [sources] | |||
| Nationality | North Korea | [sources] | |||
| Country | North Korea | [sources] | |||
| Citizenship | North Korea | [sources] | |||
| Classification | National government (current) | [sources] | |||
| First name | Kyo'ng-ch'o'l · Kyong · Kyong Chol · Kyong-Chol · Kyongchol | [sources] | |||
| Last name | Cho · Jo | [sources] | |||
| Second name | Chol | [sources] | |||
| Title | General | [sources] | |||
| Wikidata ID | Q12616566 | [sources] | |||
| Position | DPRK Director of Military Security Command · Directeur du commandement de la sécurité militaire · Director of the Military Security Command · General in the Korean People’s Army · General in the Korean People’s Army. Appointed as a Member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea in June 2022, which is a key body for national defence matters in the DPRK. Director of the Military Security Command. · | [sources] | |||
| Address | Korea, North | [sources] | |||
| Source link | gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
Général de l’armée populaire de Corée. En juin 2022, nommé membre de la commission militaire centrale du Parti des travailleurs de Corée, organe essentiel pour les questions de défense nationale en RPDC. Directeur du commandement de la sécurité militaire. À ce titre, il est 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. Réélu au comité central du Parti en janvier 2021. A accompagné Kim Jong Un à des exercices d’artillerie à grande échelle en mars 2024.
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
North Korean general
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| Positions held | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position occupied | Start date | End date | |
| member of the Supreme People's Assembly | - | - | |
| Monaco | La Principauté de Monaco | - | - | - |
| European Union | Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union | EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD) | - |
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK | Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 | - |
| United States of America | Office of Foreign Assets Control | North Korea Sanctions | - | - |
| United Kingdom | Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK | UK sanctions relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | - |
| United States of America | TREAS-OFAC | Reciprocal | - |
| Belgium | Federal Public Service Finance | EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD) | - |