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General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army

General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army is an entity of interest. It has not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Organization				[sources]
Name	General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army				[sources]
Alias	General Staff Department · General Staff of the Korean People's Army · KPA General Staff				[sources]
Legal form	not available				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
Description	The General Staff Department exercises operational command and control over the Korea People’s Army and is subordinate to the State Affairs Commission.				[sources]
Status	not available				[sources]
Address	Pyongyang, North Korea				[sources]
Last change	2024-05-02	Last processed	2025-11-19	First seen	2023-08-08

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
State Affairs Commission Export controlled · Sanctioned entity	The General Staff Department is subordinate to the State Affairs Commission	-	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Korean People's Army Disqualified · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity	General Staff Department exercises operational command and control over the Korea People’s Army	-	-

Members
Member	Role	Start date	End date
Kim Seok Ryong	Deputy Director of the Electronic Warfare Detection Research Institute, General Staff Department (총참모부 탐지전자전연구소 부소장)	-	-

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Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
State Affairs Commission Export controlled · Sanctioned entity	The General Staff Department is subordinate to the State Affairs Commission	-	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Korean People's Army Disqualified · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity	General Staff Department exercises operational command and control over the Korea People’s Army	-	-

Members
Member	Role	Start date	End date
Kim Seok Ryong	Deputy Director of the Electronic Warfare Detection Research Institute, General Staff Department (총참모부 탐지전자전연구소 부소장)	-	-