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Choe Son-hui

Politician

Choe Son-hui 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	Choe Son Hui · Choe Son-hui · Cshö Szonhi · Чхве Сон Хи · Чхве Сон Хуей · 6 more...				[sources]
Alias	Choe Son Hui · Choe Sun Hui · Цой Сон Хи · Чхве Сон Хуэй				[sources]
Birth date	1964-08-10				[sources]
Place of birth	North Korea				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
Citizenship	North Korea				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Title	Her Excellency				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q30436217				[sources]
Position	Member, SAC · Minister of Foreign Affairs · Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2022-) · member of State Affairs Commission				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-11	Last processed	2025-12-11	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

North Korean bureaucrat and politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2022-06-13	-
member of State Affairs Commission

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories371,585

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,090

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DGACM

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,231

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders11,017

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United States · CIA

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Wikidata353,680

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: unprot-653b523f449d3c81c9821347ffe72649905b539d · us-cia-korea-north-choe-son-hui-min-of-foreign-affairs · us-cia-korea-north-choe-son-hui-minister-of-foreign-affairs · unprot-2758f5468d09c5343c81f20f6d834a5e889c82c4 · us-cia-korea-north-choe-son-hui-member-sac · unprot-47adf2a209932157a8a65c7d50352fe83f20fe03

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