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Um Hyun-seong

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Um Hyun-seong 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	Um Hyun-seong · 厳賢聖 · 嚴賢聖 · 엄현성				[sources]
Weak alias	オム・ヒョンソン				[sources]
Birth date	1958-06-04				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	South Korea				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q27953142				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	ko.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Chief of Naval Operations (2016-2018)				[sources]
Education	Korea Naval Academy				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-21	Last processed	2026-04-22	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

South Korean admiral

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,730

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

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,687

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata331,008

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,956

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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