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KANG Sun Nam

Military · Politician

KANG Sun Nam 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 Sun Nam · Kang Sun-nam · Кан Сун Нам · 強純男 · 강순남				[sources]
Weak alias	カン・スンナム · 姜順南				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
Citizenship	North Korea				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Sun-nam				[sources]
Last name	Kang				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q56682897				[sources]
Position	Member, SAC · Minister of National Defense (subordinate to the SAC)				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

North Korean general

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-05

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of National Defense (subordinate to the SAC)	-	-
Member, SAC	-	-

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Source data IDs: us-cia-korea-north-kang-sun-nam-min-of-national-defense-subordinate-to-the-sac · us-cia-korea-north-kang-sun-nam-minister-of-national-defense-subordinate-to-the-sac · NK-Y3FLLtHwjmF4pj2dGK8sim · us-cia-korea-north-kang-sun-nam-member-sac

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