Jo Kyong-chol

Jo Kyong-chol (Korean: 조경철) is a North Korean politician and officer who is serving as the commander of the Military Security Command[1][2] and a member of the WPK Central Military Commission.[3]

In this Korean name, the family name is Jo.
General
Jo Kyong-chol
Commander of the Military Security Command
Assumed office
?
Supreme LeaderKim Jong Un
Personal details
BornNorth Korea
CitizenshipNorth Korean
NationalityKorean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Military service
Allegiance North Korea
Branch/serviceKorean People's Army
Rank General
CommandsMilitary Security Command
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationCho Kyŏngch'ŏl
McCune–ReischauerCho Gyeongcheol

Biography

He is assumed to be born in 1944 or 1945. In 2009 he was elected as a member of the 12th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly.[4] He participated in the purges of officials, among them of Jang Song-thaek in 2013. In June 2022 he was promoted a member of the Central Military Commission. He is under sanctions of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.[5] In 2015 he was ranked 47 in the funeral committee of Jon Pyong-ho.[6] and following the death of Kim Jong Il a member of his funeral committee.[7][8][9]

References
  1. "Organizational Chart of North Korean leadership". Unikorea.go.kr. 2018. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  2. "House of Cards - Leadership Dynamics under Kim Jong-un" (PDF). Committee for Human Rights in North Korea. 2015. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  3. "Central Military Commission Signals Growing Strength in Peninsula's Latest Crisis". 38north. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  4. "[Annotated full list of elected MP's]" (XLS). North Korean Economy Watch. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  5. "North Korea Designations; Transnational Criminal Organizations Designations Removals". Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  6. "Jon Pyong Ho (1926–2014)". North Korea Leadership Watch. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  7. Clues from Kim Jong-il Funeral List, The Chosun Ilbo, 20 December 2011.
  8. Tetsuya Hakoda, All eyes set on Kim Jong Il's funeral committee list, The Asahi Shimbun, 27 December 2011.
  9. "KJI Funeral Rankings comparison" (XLSX). NK News. December 2011. Ranking. Retrieved 2018-09-07.


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