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Jang Song Thaek 장성택

Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission

executedDied aged 67

Jang Song-thaek was a North Korean politician. He was married to Kim Kyong-hui — the only daughter of North Korean president Kim Il Sung and his first wife Kim Jong Suk, and the only sister of North Korean general secretary Kim Jong Il. Wikipedia

Born
1946-01-22, Kangwon Province
Died
2013-12-12, Ministry of State Security headquarters, Pyongyang (Execution by firing squad following special military tribunal)
Height
Unknown
Weight
Unknown
Military rank
General of the army
Status as of
2013-12-12source
Also known as
Chang Sung-taek

Family

  • spouseKim Kyong HuiKim Kyong Hui김경희member of the Supreme People's AssemblyBorn 1946 · 80 years oldWife, sister of Kim Jong Il
  • nephewKim Jong UnKim Jong Un김정은President of the State Affairs CommissionBorn 1984 · 42 years oldNephew-in-law and executor

Positions

  1. 2010–2013Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission · State Affairs Commissionsource
  2. 2007–2013Director of Administration Department · Workers' Party of Koreasource

Machine-readable: /api/people/jang-song-thaek · Wikidata Q496004 · Photo: KCNA via Ministry of Unification North Korea Information Portal (Fair use)