Kim Kyong-ok

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Kyong-ok (Korean: 김경옥, 1930/1931 – 11 January 2024) was a North Korean politician and four-star army general in the Korean People's Army. He was a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, first deputy director of the Organization and Guidance Department, and served as member of the Supreme People's Assembly.

Kim Kyong-ok
김경옥
Member of the Central Military Commission of the WPK
Supreme Leader	Kim Jong-il Kim Jong-un
Personal details
Born	1930/1931
Died	11 January 2024 (aged 93)
Citizenship	North Korean
Nationality	Korean
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea
Military service
Allegiance	North Korea
Branch/service	Korean People's Army
Rank	General

Biography

In 2008, he was appointed first vice-chairman of the Central Committee.^[1] Pursuant to the provisions of the 3rd Conference of the Workers' Party of Korea, on 28 September 2010, Kim Kyong-ok was appointed a member of the Central Military Commission of the WPK, and also sat in the Central Committee for the first time. He was also promoted to a four-star general in September 2010 and was a general by appointment only, having no formal military experience. In addition, he was the first deputy director of the Organization and Guidance Department at the Central Committee. He took this position in 2008. In the OGD, Kim was in charge of security for the Supreme Leader, thus he oversees activities of the Guards Command and the WPK Military Security Command.^[2]

Member of the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's unicameral parliament, from the 10th convocation.

After the death of Kim Jong-il in December 2011, Kim Kyong-ok was in 56th place in the 232-person Funeral Committee. In 2013 he was member of the funeral committee of Kim Kuk-thae.^[3] In 2015 he was ranked 36 in the funeral committee of Kim Yang-gon.^[4] In February 2012 he was awarded the Order of Kim Jong-il.

General Kim was sanctioned by the United States in 2016 and the United Nations in 2017 for human rights abuses.^[5][6]

Kim died on 11 January 2024, at the age of 93.^[7]

References

1. 통일부 북한자료센터. “대한민국 통일부 북한자료센터 북한인물 정보 - 김경옥”. 2011년 12월 20일에 확인함.
2. Collins, Robert. "North Korea's Organization and Guidance Department" (PDF). hrnk.org. Human Rights North Korea. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
3. "Kim Kuk T'ae (1924-2013)". North Korea Leadership Watch. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
4. "Kim Yang Gon Funeral Committee". North Korea Leadership Watch. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
5. Office of Foreign Access Control. "North Korea Designations". US Department of the Treasury. US Treasury. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
6. United Nations Security Council. "The List established and maintained pursuant to Security Council res. 1718 (2006)". United Nations. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
7. '김정은 권력세습 역할' 북한 김경옥 전 부부장 사망 YNA