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Chun-Sik Choe

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TypePerson[sources]
NameCHOE CHUN-SIK · CHOE, Chun-sik · Ch'un Sik Ch'oe · Choe Chun-Sik · Chun Sik Choe · 7 more...[sources]
AliasCH'OE, Ch'un-sik · CHOE, Chun Sik · Ch'oe Ch'un Sik · Ch'un-sik Ch'oe · Choe Chun Sik · 7 more...[sources]
Weak aliasCh'oe Ch'un Sik · Choe Chun Sik[sources]
Birth date · [sources]
Place of birthNorth Korea · Pyongyang · 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]
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 nameCHOE · Ch'oe · Ch'un Sik · Ch'un-sik · Choe · 6 more...[sources]
ID Number745132109[sources]
Last nameCHUN-SIK · Ch'oe · Choe · Sik · تشون - سيك[sources]
Middle nameSik[sources]
Passport number745132109[sources]
Political associationWorkers’ Party of Korea[sources]
Wikidata IDQ12619902[sources]
Wikipedia Articleen.wikipedia.org[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 the Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC) based in the headquarters in Pyongyang acting on behalf of KNIC or at its direction. The UN Panel of Experts in its September 2023 and March 2024 reports found that KNIC continued to operate and expand its activities in various third countries. · 11 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 · 2 more...[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · 2 more...[sources]
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Descriptions

KPi.013. 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,

(Date of UN designation: 2015-07-03)

Belgian Financial Sanctions,

745132109 (passport-National passport) (valid to 2020-02-12)[known to be expired]

Belgian Financial Sanctions,

(Date of UN designation: 2016-03-02)

Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Former Director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) Former 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,

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). The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Associations with Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC).

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.

Designation: a) Former 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,

Data sources

DPRK Reports5,497

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

United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source

Ukraine SFMS Blacklist992

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

Ukraine · SFMS

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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

Global · MySociety · non-official source

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,848

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 · ITA

South Africa Targeted Financial Sanctions998

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

South Africa · FIC

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List37,274

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

United States · OFAC

UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions1,403

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

Global · UNSC

Türkiye Asset Freezing Sanctions List (MASAK)2,286

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

Monaco National Fund Freezing List6,052

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

Monaco · Monaco

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,934

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

Japan · MoF

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,816

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

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors16,259

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

United Kingdom · CoH

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,170

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

Moldovan Sanctions for Terrorism and Proliferation of WMD707

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

Moldova · CAS-SIS

Qatar Unified Record of Persons and Entities on Sanction List837

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

Qatar · NCTC

Taiwan Strategic High-Tech Commodities Entity List10,005

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

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,543

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

Switzerland · SECO

French National Asset Freezing System6,089

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

UK FCDO Sanctions List6,796

Official register of individuals, entities, and vessel subject to UK sanctions under regulations made pursuant to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.

United Kingdom · FCDO

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List5,155

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

Australia · DFAT

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,210

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

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Israel Prevention of Distribution and Financing of WMDs designations272

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

Belgian Financial Sanctions5,935

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

Belgium · FOD

US SAM Procurement Exclusions106,669

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

United States · GSA

External databases

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

Wikidata343,259

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

External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,907

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source


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