Choi Kyu-hah

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His Excellency Choi Kyu-hah
최규하
Official portrait, 1979
4th President of South Korea
In office October 26, 1979 – August 16, 1980 Acting to December 6, 1979
Prime Minister	Shin Hyun-hwak Park Choong-hoon [ko] (acting)
Preceded by	Park Chung Hee
Succeeded by	Chun Doo-hwan
12th Prime Minister of South Korea
In office December 18, 1975 – December 12, 1979
President	Park Chung Hee
Preceded by	Kim Jong-pil
Succeeded by	Shin Hyun-hwak
Personal details
Born	(1919-07-16)July 16, 1919 Genshū-men, Genshū-gun, Kōgen-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died	October 22, 2006(2006-10-22) (aged 87) Mapo, Seoul, South Korea
Resting place	Daejeon National Cemetery
Nationality	South Korean
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Hong Gi ​ ​ (m. 1935; died 2004)​
Alma mater	Tokyo Higher Normal School
Signature
Korean name
Hangul	최규하
Hanja	崔圭夏
Revised Romanization	Choe Gyu(-)ha
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Kyuha
Art name
Hangul	현석
Hanja	玄石
Revised Romanization	Hyeonseok
McCune–Reischauer	Hyŏnsŏk
Courtesy name
Hangul	서옥
Hanja	瑞玉
Revised Romanization	Seo(-)ok
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏok

Choi Kyu-hah (Korean: 최규하; Hanja: 崔圭夏; IPA: [tɕʰø ɡjuha, - kjuha]; July 16, 1919 – October 22, 2006), also spelled Choi Kyu-ha or Choi Gyu-ha, was a South Korean politician who served as the fourth President of South Korea from 1979 to 1980.