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Kang Jong-gwan

Politician

Kang Jong-gwan 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	KANG Jong Gwan · Kang Jong-gwan · كانج جونج جوان · 姜宗官 · 姜鍾寬 · 1 more...				[sources]
Other name	Kang Jong Gwan				[sources]
Birth date	1959				[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 (current)				[sources]
First name	Jong-gwan				[sources]
Last name	Kang				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16904817				[sources]
Position	Minister of Land & Maritime Transport · Minister of Land and Maritime Transport (2021-)				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-19	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

North Korean politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Land and Maritime Transport	2021-01-18	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,426

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders11,077

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United States · CIA

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,064

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions549,415

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata350,197

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-korea-north-kang-jong-gwan-minister-of-land-maritime-transport

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