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General Political Department of the People's Armed Forces

Sanction-linked entity

General Political Department of the People's Armed Forces is an entity of interest. It has not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Organization				[sources]
Name	General Political Department of the People's Armed Forces				[sources]
Other name	General Political Department				[sources]
Legal form	not available				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
Description	Unit of the People's Armed Forces of the DPRK.				[sources]
Status	not available				[sources]
Last change	2024-07-03	Last processed	2025-11-12	First seen	2023-08-08

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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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Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Korean People's Army Disqualified · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity	The General Political Department is a unit of the People's Armed Forces (KPA)	-	-

Members
Member	Role	Start date	End date
Chol-Hae Hyon Disqualified · Politician · Sanctioned entity	Deputy Director	-	-
Jae-Gyong Pak