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Jang Sung-taek

Politician

Jang Sung-taek 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	Chang Song Taek · Chang Song-taek · Chang Sung-taek · Csang Szongthek · Džang Song-tek · 17 more...				[sources]
Alias	Chang Sung Taek · Chang Sŏng-t'aek · Czang Song Tek · Jang Song Taek · Jang Song-Thaek · 8 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	チャン・ソンテク · 張成澤				[sources]
Birth date	1946-02-02 · 1946-02-06 · 1946-02-23				[sources]
Place of birth	Kangwon Province				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	North Korea				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
Citizenship	North Korea				[sources]
Description	Purged and executed in December 2013. Former member of the National Defence Commission and Director of the Administrative Department of the Korean Workers’ Party. Designated by the European Union.				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q496004				[sources]
Education	Kim Il-sung University · Moscow State University				[sources]
Religion	atheism				[sources]
Status	Deceased				[sources]
Source link	www.nknews.org				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

A romanization of this individual's name more aligned with North Korean romanization conventions might be "Jang Song Thaek".

— DPRK Reports non-official source, 2023-08-08

North Korean government official (1946–2013)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-01-29

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Jang Song-u Politician	sibling	-	-

Identifications
Document number	Country	Type	Start date	End date
`PS 736420617`	North Korea	-	-	-

Memberships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
National Defense Commission (DPRK)	Former Member	-	-
Administrative Department of the Workers' Party of Korea	Director

Data sources

DPRK Reports5,501

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

United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source

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Wikidata386,575

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: kprusi-30522b11d6d289bab6f69687c5590db977ac0878

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