Served with the Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID. KPe.001) in Cuba, Iran and Malaysia. Travelled to Iran and the UAE several times in 2009. Linked to a shipment of arms and related material on board of the vessel "ANL Australia" (IMO: 8913681), which was seized by UAE authorities in July 2009. Ri arrived and departed Singapore on the same day in June 2004 under passport number 554132407.
Annex 74 (p. 335) of the UN Panel of Experts report features a scan of Ri Hyong Thae's passport. The year of birth is not clearly legible and therefore subject to revision.
