About Jang Jong-nam
Born 1901. Jang Jong-nam was a North Korean military personnel and politician.
General Jang Jong-nam (; born c. 1960) is the current Minister of Social Security and former defence minister of North Korea. He is believed to be in his 50s.
Career Jang is believed to have played a role in the 2010 bombardment of Yeonpyeong, which killed four people. He was identified as general and commander of the forward-deployed 1st Army Corps of the Korean People's Army on that occasion. He is the third defence minister appointed by Kim Jong Un since taking control of North Korea in December 2011 (Kim Jong Il only replaced two defence ministers in his 17-year leadership). He was replaced in June 2014.
In September 2021 he was appointed minister of Social Security and promoted to alternate member of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea. He was demoted in December, after merely three months. Since 2016 he has served as a member of the 7th and 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
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Who was Jang Jong-nam?
North Korean politician and general
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Jang Jong-nam was born in 1901.
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Jang Jong-nam was a military personnel and politician.
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Jang Jong-nam was North Korean.
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