Hyon Yong-chol | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office June 12, 2014 – April 2015 | |
| Supreme Leader | Kim Jong Un |
| Preceded by | Jang Jong-nam |
| Succeeded by | Pak Yong-sik |
| Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission | |
| In office July 26, 2012 – May 24, 2013 | |
| Supreme Leader | Kim Jong Un |
| Preceded by | Choe Ryong-hae Ri Yong-ho |
| Succeeded by | Choe Ryong-hae |
| Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army | |
| In office July 26, 2012 – May 24, 2013 | |
| Supreme Leader | Kim Jong Un |
| Preceded by | Ri Yong-ho |
| Succeeded by | Kim Kyok-sik |
| Defence Minister | Kim Jong-gak Kim Kyok-sik Jang Jong-nam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hyon Yong-chol January 11, 1949 Kyŏngsŏng County (modern Ŏrang County), North Hamgyong Province, North Korea |
| Died | April 30, 2015 (aged 66) (rumored) North Korea |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  North Korea |
| Branch/service | .svg){kind=small} Korean People's Army |
| Rank | .svg){kind=icon} Vice Marshal (reportedly demoted to General in November 2012) |
| Hyon Yong-chol | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 현영철 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeon Yeongcheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏn Yŏngch'ŏl |
Hyon Yong-chol (Korean: 현영철; January 11, 1949 – possibly executed April 30, 2015) was a North Korean general and Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) politician. He served as Minister of Defence from 2014 to 2015. In 2015, he was reportedly removed from his post.[1]
- ^ "Hyon Yong-chol, the general who rose out of obscurity". BBC News. May 13, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2024.