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Jon Pyong-ho

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In this Korean name, the family name is Jon.

Jon Pyong-ho
Personal details
Born(1926-03-20)20 March 1926
Musan County, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea
Died7 July 2014(2014-07-07) (aged 88)
CitizenshipNorth Korean
NationalityKorean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Military service
Allegiance North Korea
Branch/service Korean People's Army
Rank Daejang
(General)
Korean name
Hangul
전병호
Hanja
全炳浩
Revised RomanizationJeon Byeong-ho
McCune–ReischauerChŏn Pyŏngho

Jon Pyong-ho (전병호, 20 March 1926[1] – 7 July 2014) was a North Korean officer and politician who served as the Chief Secretary of the Korean Workers Party (KWP) Committee of the North Korean Cabinet, and director of the DPRK Cabinet Political Bureau before his retirement in 2010.[2] Jon was described as the 'Chief architect of North Korea's nuclear programme'.[2] Jon was a general of the Korean People's Army and a close adviser to the late Kim Jong-il.[2]

Jon played a key role in the production and development of North Korean defense industry for more than four decades before retiring in 2011.[2] Jon supervised the development of the country's long-range ballistic missile programmes and was involved with its first test of a nuclear device in 2006 directly.[2] Jon was reported to help broker a deal with Pakistan during the 1990s that gave North Korea critical technology for its uranium enrichment programme in exchange for North Korea's missile technology.[2] Jon was sanctioned by the United Nations as a result of his involvement in the country's nuclear and missile weapons programmes.[2]

He was born in Musan County, in North Hamgyong Province, and was educated at the Ural Engineering College in the Soviet Union, where he graduated in 1950.[3] He has since held a number of positions within the North Korean military and government, and was appointed member of the National Defense Commission in February 2009.[3] In December 2011, he was named as one of the members of the funeral committee for the late supreme leader Kim Jong-il.[4] He has been described as "a talented writer with an excellent knowledge of policy and process."[5]

Death and funeral

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On 7 July 2014 Jon Pyong-ho died of acute myocardial infarction at the age of 88. He was awarded a state funeral, attended by Kim Jong-un.[6]

The funeral commission of Jon Pyong-ho, chaired by Kim Jong-un, was composed of the following individuals:[7]

  1. Kim Jong-un
  2. Kim Yong-nam
  3. Pak Pong-ju
  4. Hwang Pyong-so
  5. Ri Yong-gil
  6. Hyon Yong-chol
  7. Kim Ki-nam
  8. Choe Tae-bok
  9. Choe Ryong-hae
  10. Pak To-chun
  11. Yang Hyong-sop
  12. Kang Sok-ju
  13. Ri Yong-mu
  14. O Kuk-ryol
  15. Kim Won-hong
  16. Kim Yang-gon
  17. Kim Phyong-hae
  18. Kwak Pom-gi
  19. O Su-yong
  20. Choe Pu-il
  21. Ro Tu-chol
  22. Jo Yon-jun
  23. Ri Il-hwan
  24. Kim Man-song
  25. Han Kwang-bok
  26. O Il-jong
  27. An Jong-su
  28. Kim Jong-im
  29. Kim Jung-hyop
  30. Han Kwang-sang
  31. Hong In-bom
  32. Kim Kyong-ok
  33. Ri Jae-il
  34. Choe Hwi
  35. Jon Il-chun
  36. Jong Myong-hak
  37. Kim Hi-taek
  38. Kang Kwan-il
  39. Hong Yong-chil
  40. Hong Sung-mu
  41. Jang Chang-ha
  42. Rim Chun-song
  43. Pyon In-son
  44. So Hong-chan
  45. Pak Yong-sik
  46. Ryom Chol-song
  47. Jo Kyong-chol
  48. Yun Tong-hyon
  49. Kang Phyo-yong
  50. Kim Hyong-ryong
  51. Kim Hyong-sik
  52. Ri Pyong-chol
  53. Kim Chun-sam
  54. Kim Yong-chol
  55. O Kum-chol
  56. Pak Jong-chon
  57. Kim Jong-gwan
  58. No Kwang-chol
  59. Tong Yong-il
  60. Ri Chang-han
  61. Ri Yong-ju
  62. Ri Gyu-man
  63. Jong Yong-hak
  64. Kim Thae-gu
  65. Rim Un-guk
  66. Kim Su-hak
  67. Pak Gwan-bok
  68. Yun Pyong-gwon
  69. An Ji-yong
  70. Ju Dong-chol
  71. Choe Jae-bok
  72. Kim Su-gil
  73. Tae Jong-su
  74. Pak Tae-song
  75. Ri Man-gon
  76. Jon Sung-hun
  77. Pak Yong-ho
  78. Pak Tae-dok
  79. Kim Chun-sop
  80. Pak Jong-nam
  81. Ri Sang-won
  82. Kang Yang-mo
  83. Rim Kyong-man
  84. Jo Chun Ryong
  85. Ju Kyu-chang
  86. Choe Chun-sik
  87. Ri Je-son
  88. Yu Jin
  89. Ri Song-hak

Awards and honors

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A frame displaying Jon's decorations was placed at the foot of his bier during his funeral.[8]

References

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  1. ^ 전병호(남성). nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr (in Korean). Ministry of Unification. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Chief architect of North Korea's nuclear programme dies". The Guardian. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Jon Pyong-ho" (PDF). North Korea Leadership Watch. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  4. ^ "National Funeral Committee Formed". Korean Central News Agency. 19 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Cho'n Pyo'ng-ho (Jon Pyong Ho)". North Korea Leadership Watch. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  6. ^ "State Funeral of Jon Pyong Ho Held". Korean Central News Agency. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Jon Pyong Ho (1926–2014)". North Korea Leadership Watch. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  8. ^ "北, '핵개발 주역' 전병호 애국열사릉 안치". SBS NEWS (in Korean). 11 July 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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