Ri Pyong-sam

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In this Korean name, the family name is Ri.
Ri Pyong-sam
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationRi Byeongsam
McCune–ReischauerRi Pyŏngsam
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Colonel General Ri Pyong-sam (리병삼; born 1 July 1935) is the Political Director of North Korea's .[2] He succeeded General who was dismissed in 2011 due to illness.

Ri was educated at Kim Il-sung Military University.[1]

Ri was appointed Lieutenant General in April 1992 and Colonel General in April 1999. He was a delegate to the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) in 1998, 2003 and 2009. He has also been a member of several state funeral committees including those for Marshal Choe Kwang in 1997 and Vice Marshal Jo Myong-rok in 2010. Ri was elected to membership on the Party Central Committee in September 2010.[2]

The Presidium of the SPA conferred upon him the title of Labor Hero on 19 October 2011.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b 리병삼(남성). nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr (in Korean). Ministry of Unification. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Col. Gen. Ri Pyong Sam | North Korea Leadership Watch". nkleadershipwatch.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2014-05-05.


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