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Ri Pyong Chol 리병철

Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea

alive78 years oldSanctioned: OFACSanctioned: UN

Ri Pyong-chol is a North Korean military official and formerly a top advisor of supreme leader Kim Jong Un, who serves as Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission and a member of the Presidium of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea. He is a relative of Kim's wife, Ri Sol-ju. Wikipedia

Born
1948, North Korea
Height
Unknown
Weight
Unknown
Military rank
General
Status as of
2026-09-01
Also known as
Ri Pyong-chol, Marshal Ri

Positions

  1. ?–nowVice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Koreasource
  2. ?–nowmember of State Affairs Commissionsource
  3. ?–nowmember of the Presidium of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Koreasource

Sanctions

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