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DPR0013Chol-Hae Hyon#

Individual · designated 2020-12-31 under The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 · UK listing · entry last updated 2025-04-09

AddressesNorth Korea

DetailsBorn: 1934-08-13. Place of birth: Manchuria, China. Nationality: North Korea. Gender: Male. Positions: Korean People's Army Marshal

IdentifiersUKSL DPR0013. OFSI group 11030

NamesPrimary name: Chol-Hae Hyon. Primary name variants: Chol Hae Hyon. Titles: Vice Marshal

SanctionsAsset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction (indicators: asset freeze, travel ban, director disqualification sanction). Regime: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Source: UK. Designated 2020-12-31.

Other informationThe Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Statement of reasonsKorean People’s Army Marshal since April 2016. Former Deputy Director of the General Political Department of the People’s Armed Forces (military adviser to Kim Jong-Il). Elected Workers’ Party of Korea Central Committee member in May 2016 at 7th Congress of Workers’ Party of Korea where WPK adopted a decision to continue the DPRK’s nuclear programme, although no longer Central Committee member since January 2021.

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