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'''Yun Jong-rin''' (born 1938<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=ko:윤정린(남성) |publisher=Ministry of Unification |work=nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr |access-date=17 March 2019 |url= http://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/theme/viewPeople.do?nkpmno=4503 |language=ko }}</ref>) is a [[general]] of the [[Korean People's Army Ground Force]]. He is serving as the commander of [[North Korea]]'s [[Supreme Guard Command]] since 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nkleadershipwatch.org/leadership-biographies/yun-jong-rin/|title=Gen. Yun Jong Rin (Yun Chong-rin)|date=24 February 2018|work=North Korea Leadership Watch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/12/22/world/asia/old-leaders-who-may-wield-power-in-north-koreas-new-government.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0|title=Old Leaders Who May Wield Power In North Korea's New Government|work=The New York Times}}</ref>
'''Yun Jong-rin''' (born 1938<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=ko:윤정린(남성) |publisher=Ministry of Unification |work=nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr |access-date=17 March 2019 |url= http://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/theme/viewPeople.do?nkpmno=4503 |language=ko }}</ref>) is a [[general]] of the [[Korean People's Army Ground Force]]. From 2010 until 2019, he served as the commander of [[North Korea]]'s [[Supreme Guard Command]], when he was replaced by [[Kwak Chang-sik]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nkleadershipwatch.org/leadership-biographies/yun-jong-rin/|title=Gen. Yun Jong Rin (Yun Chong-rin)|date=24 February 2018|work=North Korea Leadership Watch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/12/22/world/asia/old-leaders-who-may-wield-power-in-north-koreas-new-government.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0|title=Old Leaders Who May Wield Power In North Korea's New Government|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailynk.com/%e5%8c%97-%ec%a0%95%ec%b0%b0%ec%b4%9d%ea%b5%ad%ec%9e%a5%c2%b7%ed%98%b8%ec%9c%84%ec%82%ac%eb%a0%b9%ea%b4%80-%ea%b5%90%ec%b2%b4%eb%90%9c-%eb%82%b4%eb%a7%89-%eb%93%a4%ec%97%ac%eb%8b%a4%eb%b3%b4%eb%8b%88/|title=北 정찰총국장·호위사령관 교체된 내막 들여다보니|lang=ko|publisher=DailyNK|author=하윤아 기자|date=2020-06-05|accessdate=2023-09-04}}</ref> The force is responsible for the personal protection of the ruling [[Kim dynasty (North Korea)|Kim family]].<ref>{{cite web|work=Dong-A Ilbo|title=NK leader rushes to defense command after Gadhafi's death|url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2011102656938}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kim Jong Un Visits Kumsusan Palace of Sun|date=15 April 2013 |agency=KCNA |url=http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2013/201304/news15/20130415-03ee.html |access-date=26 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227101736/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2013/201304/news15/20130415-03ee.html |archive-date=27 December 2013 }}</ref>

The force is responsible for the personal protection of the ruling [[Kim dynasty (North Korea)|Kim family]].<ref>{{cite web|work=Dong-A Ilbo|title=NK leader rushes to defense command after Gadhafi's death|url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2011102656938}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kim Jong Un Visits Kumsusan Palace of Sun|date=15 April 2013 |agency=KCNA |url=http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2013/201304/news15/20130415-03ee.html |access-date=26 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227101736/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2013/201304/news15/20130415-03ee.html |archive-date=27 December 2013 }}</ref> He is also a member of the [[Workers' Party of Korea]] and its [[Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea|Central Military Commission]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Herman|first=Luke|url=http://blog.keia.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/DPRK-Military-Security-Hierarchy.pdf|title=DPRK Military / Security Hierarchy|work=The Peninsula|publisher=Korea Economic Institute}}</ref>


He is also a member of the [[Workers' Party of Korea]] and its [[Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea|Central Military Commission]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Herman|first=Luke|url=http://blog.keia.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/DPRK-Military-Security-Hierarchy.pdf|title=DPRK Military / Security Hierarchy|work=The Peninsula|publisher=Korea Economic Institute}}</ref>
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Revision as of 08:09, 19 November 2023

Yun Jong-rin
Supreme LeaderKim Jong-il
Kim Jong-un
Personal details
Born1938
Japanese-controlled Korea
CitizenshipNorth Korean
NationalityKorean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Military service
Allegiance North Korea
Branch/service Korean People's Army
Rank General
Yun Jong-rin
Chosŏn'gŭl
윤정린
Hancha
尹正麟
Revised RomanizationYun Jeongnin
McCune–ReischauerYun Chŏngnin
In this Korean name, the family name is Yun.

Yun Jong-rin (born 1938[1]) is a general of the Korean People's Army Ground Force. From 2010 until 2019, he served as the commander of North Korea's Supreme Guard Command, when he was replaced by Kwak Chang-sik.[2][3][4] The force is responsible for the personal protection of the ruling Kim family.[5][6]

He is also a member of the Workers' Party of Korea and its Central Military Commission.[7]

References

  1. ^ 윤정린(남성). nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr (in Korean). Ministry of Unification. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Gen. Yun Jong Rin (Yun Chong-rin)". North Korea Leadership Watch. 24 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Old Leaders Who May Wield Power In North Korea's New Government". The New York Times.
  4. ^ 하윤아 기자 (5 June 2020). "北 정찰총국장·호위사령관 교체된 내막 들여다보니" (in Korean). DailyNK. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  5. ^ "NK leader rushes to defense command after Gadhafi's death". Dong-A Ilbo.
  6. ^ "Kim Jong Un Visits Kumsusan Palace of Sun". KCNA. 15 April 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  7. ^ Herman, Luke. "DPRK Military / Security Hierarchy" (PDF). The Peninsula. Korea Economic Institute.


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