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Yong Chol Kim

Export controlled · Diplomat · Politician · Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameKIM, Yong Chol · Kim Jong-čchol · Kim Yong Chol · Kim Yong-chol · Kim Yŏng Ch'ŏl · 10 more...[sources]
Other nameGim Yeong-cheol · KIM, Yong-Chol · KIM, Young-Cheol · KIM, Young-Chol · KIM, Young-Chul · 22 more...[sources]
Weak aliasキム・ヨンチョル[sources]
Birth date · · [sources]
Place of birthPyongan-Pukto · Pyongan-Pukto North Korea · Pyongan-Pukto, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF · Pyongan-Pukto, North Korea · Pyongan-Pukto, RPDC · 1 more...[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityNorth Korea[sources]
CountryNorth Korea[sources]
CitizenshipNorth Korea[sources]
ClassificationNational government (current)[sources]
Country of birthNorth Korea[sources]
Description"Chief of the Reconnaissance General Bureau which trades in conventional arms and controls the DPRK conventional arms firm Green Pine Associated Corporation (entity designated by the 1718 Committee, 02.05.2012) responsible for approximately half of the arms and related materiel exported by the DPRK and has taken over many of the activities of KOMID (entity designated by the 1718 Committee, 24.04.2009)."[sources]
First nameYeong-cheol · Yong · Yong Chol · Yong-Chol · Young-Cheol · 2 more...[sources]
Last nameKim[sources]
Second nameChol[sources]
TitleLieutenant General[sources]
Wikidata IDQ8011165[sources]
PositionAlternate Member of Political Bureau and Member of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea. Member of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and, from June 2023, United Front Department Advisor. Former commander of Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB), an entity sanctioned by the United Nations Security Council. · Membre du comité central du Parti des travailleurs de Corée, de la Commission des affaires d’État de la République populaire démocratique de Corée · Membre suppléant du Bureau politique · Supreme People’s Assembly (member, 2014-) · Vice Chairman of the Workers Party of Korea · 4 more...[sources]
EducationKim Il-sung Military University · Mangyongdae Revolutionary School[sources]
AddressPyongan-Pukto, North Korea · a) Pyongyang, North Korea[sources]
Source linkgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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Descriptions

Vice Chairman of the Korean Workers’ Party Central Committee

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

Membre suppléant du Bureau politique et membre du comité central du Parti des travailleurs de Corée, de la Commission des affaires d’État de la République populaire démocratique de Corée et, depuis juin 2023, conseiller du département du Front uni. Ancien commandant du Bureau général de reconnaissance (RGB), entité sanctionnée par le Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies.

French National Asset Freezing System,

Former Commander of Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB). Promoted to United Front Department director in May 2016. The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Former Commander of Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB). Promoted to United Front Department director in May 2016.

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets,

(also YONG CHOL KIM, YONG-CHOL KIM, YOUNG-CHOL KIM, YOUNG-CHUL KIM)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also YONG CHOL KIM, YONG-CHOL KIM, YOUNG-CHEOL KIM, YOUNG-CHUL KIM)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also YONG CHOL KIM, YONG-CHOL KIM, YOUNG-CHOL KIM, YOUNG-CHEOL KIM)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

North Korean politician

Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

French National Asset Freezing System5,795

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,874

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

Wikidata · non-official source

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,741

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

Taiwan Strategic High-Tech Commodities Entity List9,863

Entities subject to export restrictions due to concerns about the end-use or end-users, particularly relating to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or other military applications.

Taiwan · MOEA

Every Politician58,326

All members of national legislatures in the world, collected from hundreds of government web sites and consolidated via Wikidata.

MySociety · non-official source

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List35,031

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States of America · OFAC

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,240

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States of America · ITA

US SAM Procurement Exclusions105,533

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States of America · GSA

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,901

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

DPRK Reports5,505

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

United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,601

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,094

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

Wikidata · non-official source

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,568

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,380

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,838

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,188

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions548,978

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata349,418

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source


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