{"id":"ri-ryong-nam","name_en":"Ri Ryong Nam","name_ko":"리룡남","aliases":["Ri Ryong-nam","Ambassador Ri"],"wikidata":"Q16181667","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ri_Ryong-nam","image":{"src":"/img/people/ri-ryong-nam.jpg","credit":"Eduard Xäyrullin / Wikimedia Commons","license":"CC BY 4.0","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tatarstan%27s_delegation_in_DPRK_2014_08.jpg"},"born":{"date":"1960-08-08","place":"Pyongyang"},"died":null,"status":{"value":"alive","as_of":"2026-09-01","source_url":null},"gender":"male","rank":null,"roles":[{"title":"Vice Premier of North Korea","org_id":null,"start":"2016-06-29","end":"2019-04-11","source_url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16181667"},{"title":"Vice Premier of North Korea","org_id":null,"start":"2019-04-11","end":"2021-01-18","source_url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16181667"},{"title":"Minister of Foreign Trade of North Korea","org_id":null,"start":"2014-04-09","end":"2019-04-11","source_url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16181667"}],"family":[],"health":[],"physical":{"height_cm":null,"weight_kg":null},"sanctions":[],"summary":"Ri Ryong-nam is a North Korean politician serving as the DPRK's Ambassador to China since February 2021. With a background in economic affairs, Ri was a delegate to the 12th, 13th and 14th convocations of the Supreme People's Assembly, chairman of the North Korean-Syrian Friendship Association and chairman of the North Korean Football Association.","summary_source":"wikipedia","notable":[],"tags":["diplomat","economy"],"family_resolved":[]}