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Chun-Sik Choe

Disqualified · Export controlled · Politician · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameCHOE, Chun-sik · Ch'un Sik Ch'oe · Choe Chun Sik · Choe Chun-Sik · Chun Sik Choe · 6 more...[sources]
Other nameCH'OE, Ch'un-sik · CHOE, Chun Sik · Ch'oe Ch'un Sik · Ch'un-sik Ch'oe · Choe Chun Sik · 6 more...[sources]
Birth date · [sources]
Place of birthPyongyang · Pyongyang North Korea · Pyongyang : COREE DU NORD · Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF · Pyongyang, RPDC[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityNorth Korea[sources]
CountryNorth Korea[sources]
CitizenshipNorth Korea[sources]
ClassificationNational government (unknown status)[sources]
Country of birthNorth Korea[sources]
DescriptionDirector of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS. KPe.018). Former head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program. Received the title "Hero of the DPRK" on December 23, 2012, for his contributions to the Unha-3 rocket launch.[sources]
First nameCh'oe · Ch'un Sik · Ch'un-sik · Choe · Chun · 4 more...[sources]
ID Number745132109[sources]
Last nameCHUN-SIK · Ch'oe · Choe · Sik · تشون - سيك[sources]
Middle nameSik[sources]
Passport number745132109[sources]
Second nameCh'un · Chun[sources]
Wikidata IDQ12619902[sources]
PositionAncien directeur de deuxième Académie des sciences naturelles Directeur du programme de missiles à longue portée de la République populaire démocratique de Corée · Ancien directeur de la Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS — deuxième Académie des sciences naturelles) · Directeur au sein du département de réassurance de la Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC) · Director in the reinsurance department of Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC) Headquarters in Pyongyang · Director in the reinsurance department of Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC) based in the headquarters in Pyongyang acting on behalf of KNIC or at its direction. · 12 more...[sources]
AddressCOREE DU NORD. · Democratic People's Republic of Korea · Democratic People`s Republic of Korea · Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea · Kore Demokratik Halk Cumhuriyeti · 3 more...[sources]
Source linkfind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.nknews.org[sources]
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Descriptions

Former Director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS). Former head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program. Choe Chun-sik was the director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) and was the head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program.

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

Former Director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) Former head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Choe Chun-sik was the director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) and was the head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Directeur au sein du département de réassurance de la Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC), en poste au siège à Pyongyang, agissant pour le compte de la KNIC ou sur ses instructions. Dans ses rapports de septembre 2023 et de mars 2024, le groupe d’experts des Nations unies a indiqué que la KNIC continuait à mener ses activités et à les étendre dans divers pays tiers.

French National Asset Freezing System,

Ancien directeur de la Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS — deuxième Académie des sciences naturelles) et responsable du programme de missiles à longue portée de la RPDC.

French National Asset Freezing System,

Disqualified

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors,

Associations with Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC). The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Choe Chun-sik was the director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) and was the head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program.

UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Associations with Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC).

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets,

Choe Chun-sik was the director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) and was the head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program.

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets,

Designation: a) Director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) b) Former head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program Other information: Choe Chun-sik was the director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) and was the head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program

Israel Prevention of Distribution and Financing of WMDs designations,

Choe Chun-sik was the director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) and was the head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program.

UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions,

North Korean politician

Wikidata non-official source,

Choe Chun-sik was the former director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) and was the head of the DPRKs long-range missile program.

South Africa Targeted Financial Sanctions,

Relationships

Data sources

Moldovan Sanctions for Terrorism and Proliferation of WMD695

Sanctions on persons and entities involved in terrorist activities and the proliferation of weapons of masss destruction

Moldova · CAS-SIS

DPRK Reports5,506

A database of entities and events related to North Korea's sanctions evasion efforts.

United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source

Ukraine SFMS Blacklist869

Ukraine's financial intelligence unit publishes this list of sanctioned individuals.

Ukraine · SFMS

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,605

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

Taiwan Strategic High-Tech Commodities Entity List9,876

Entities subject to export restrictions due to concerns about the end-use or end-users, particularly relating to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or other military applications.

Taiwan · MOEA

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,599

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,681

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,044

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,650

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,188

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,767

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · MoF

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors15,559

Individuals which have been disqualified from holding the post of a company director in the United Kingdom following a court decision.

United Kingdom · CoH

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,552

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,703

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List34,404

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States of America · OFAC

UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions1,236

The Security Council's set of sanctions serve as the foundation for most national sanctions lists.

UNSC

Qatar Unified Record of Persons and Entities on Sanction List718

This dataset contains both UN-mandated and the national sanctions designations for Qatar (Targeted Financial Sanctions).

Qatar · NCTC

French National Asset Freezing System5,642

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)22,159

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States of America · ITA

US SAM Procurement Exclusions105,212

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States of America · GSA

South Africa Targeted Financial Sanctions874

The South African FIC sanctions list, largely based on UN Security Council sanctions.

South Africa · FIC

Israel Prevention of Distribution and Financing of WMDs designations236

List of entities and individuals subject to sanctions under the Prevention of Distribution and Financing of Weapons of Mass Destruction Law

Israel · Isreali Ministry of Finance

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,684

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

Every Politician58,336

All members of national legislatures in the world, collected from hundreds of government web sites and consolidated via Wikidata.

MySociety · non-official source

Türkiye Asset Freezing Sanctions List (MASAK)2,250

Individuals, entities, and organizations whose assets are frozen by the Republic of Türkiye based on United Nations Security Council resolutions, requests from foreign countries, domestic decisions, and efforts to counter the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Türkiye · MASAK

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Wikidata349,008

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions546,960

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source


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