General
Kang Sun-nam
강순남
Kang in 2023
Minister of Defence
Assumed office
1 January 2023
PredecessorRi Yong-gil
Personal details
BornNorth Korea
CitizenshipNorth Korean
NationalityKorean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Military service
Allegiance North Korea
Rank General

Kang Sun-nam (Korean: 강순남, Hanja: 姜順南)[1] is a North Korean politician and general who is currently the minister of Defence. He is also a member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and a member of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea

He was previously the director of the Civil Defense Department of the Workers' Party of Korea which oversees the Worker-Peasant Red Guards. He has held positions such as Deputy Minister of the People's Armed Forces and Commander of the 671st Grand Combined Unit.

Biography

His birthplace and date of birth are unknown. He was first elected as a member of the funeral committee for Marshal Lee Ul-sol, who died on November 7, 2015.[2][3] On December 24 of the same year, he participated in the joint operation training of the Grand Combined Forces as the commander of the 671st Combined Force.[4] At the 7th Congress of the WPK held on May 9, 2016, he was elected as a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea,[5] and although the timing of his appointment is unknown, he became Vice Minister of People's Armed Forces. On July 25, 2017, he attended the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army of China at the Chinese Embassy in North Korea and met with Chinese Ambassador Li Jinjun.[6][7]

He was elected as a delegate in the election of delegates to the 14th Supreme People's Assembly held on March 10, 2019. He was elected as a member of the 8th Central Committee at the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea held from January 5, 2021, and at the 1st Plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Party held on January 10, the Workers' Party of Korea He was elected as a member of the 8th Central Military Commission and the Director of the Munition Industry Department of the Central Committee.[8]

On September 9, 2021, at the military parade celebrating the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the country, it was confirmed that he was appointed director of the Civil Defense department of the WPK.

On April 14, 2022, he was promoted to general by order of the Central Military Commission.[9][10] In August that year he made a report to the 6th meeting of the Workers' Peasants Red Guard.[11]

On 1 January 2023, during a plenary session of the WPK, Kang was appointed the minister of Defence.[12]

In July 2023, Russian Defense Sergei Shoigu arrived in North Korea for the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War.[13] He met with Kang Sun-nam and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. During the meeting, Shoigu praised the North Korean army as the "most powerful" in the world.[14]

Awards and honors

During the February 8 2023 parade, Kang could be seen wearing all decorations awarded to him.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "강순남(姜順南)KANG Sun Nam". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  2. ↑ 北朝鮮、李乙雪氏葬儀委に「キム・ジョンチョル」の名前…正恩氏の実兄か デイリーNK 2015年11月9日
  3. ↑ 北 리을설 원수 94세로 사망..국장으로 진행 統一ニュース 2015年11月8日
  4. ↑ 北 김정은, 군 쌍방실동훈련 참관.."방어.공격능력 갖췄다" 統一ニュース 2015年12月24日
  5. ↑ "北, 당 중앙위원 128명, 후보위원 106명 발표 - 노컷뉴스". nocutnews.co.kr. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  6. ↑ 주북한 중국대사관, 건군 90주년 행사…北인민무력성 부상 참석 聯合ニュース 2017年7月26日]
  7. ↑ "Korean People's Army Contacts with the Chinese Military". SinoNK. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  8. ↑ html?idxno=200900　Unification News January 11, 2021
  9. ↑ "The North Korean regime announced that it will reorganize its military forces and the number of generals in its ranks". Infobae. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  10. ↑ "朝鮮中央通信 | 記事 | 党中央軍事委委員長が指揮メンバーの軍事称号を上げることを命令". www.kcna.kp. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  11. ↑ "6th Meeting of Leading Personnel of Worker-Peasant Red Guards". KCNA. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  12. ↑ Soo-yeon, Kim (1 January 2023). "N. Korea replaces party secretary, defense minister in major reshuffle". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Putin thanks North Korea for supporting Ukraine war as Pyongyang displays its nukes in parade". CNN. 28 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "North Korea's Kim Meets Russian Defense Minister". VOA News. 26 July 2023.
  15. ↑ 조선인민군창건 75돐경축 열병식 성대히 거행 DPRK Military Parade Marks 75th KPA Birthday 朝鮮人民軍創建７５周年慶祝閲兵式(軍パレード)盛大に挙行, retrieved 2023-02-10
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