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Ri Yong Gil 리영길

Minister of National Defence

alive74 years old

Ri Yong-gil is a North Korean military officer who is currently a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea and the Chief of the General Staff. Wikipedia

Born

1952, North Korea

Height

Unknown

Weight

Unknown

Military rank

General

Status as of

2026-09-01

Also known as

Ri Yong-gil, General Ri

Positions

2021–2022Minister of National Defencesource
2019–2021Minister of Social Securitysource
2013–2016Chief of General Staff of the Korean People's Armysource

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