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Kim Kwan-jin

PEP · Politician

Kim Kwan-jin 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	Kim Gvandzsin · Kim Kwan-jin · Ким Гван Джин · كيم كوان جين · 金宽镇 · 2 more...				[sources]
Alias	Kim Kwan Dzin				[sources]
Weak alias	キム・グァンジン				[sources]
Birth date	1949-08-27				[sources]
Place of birth	Jeonju				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	South Korea				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Last name	Kim				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q486034				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2006-2008) · Director of the National Security Office of Korea (2014-2017) · Minister of National Defence of South Korea (2010-2014)				[sources]
Education	Korea Military Academy				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-02	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-09-27

Descriptions

former Defense Minister of South Korea

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,687

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,748

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions507,035

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