Kim Song-il

Kim Song-il is a politician of North Korea. He is a full member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the Provincial Party Committee of the South Hamgyong Province.

Biography In May 2016, he was appointed a member of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of the Party Committee of South Hamgyong Province, replacing Thae Jong-su.

On September 5, 2020, he was dismissed by Kim Jong Un following the damage caused by Typhoon Maysak. It was reported that he was replaced by a vice director from the Organizational Leadership Department who has not yet been named. Kim Jong Un relieved him of command due to not being prepared for the typhoon and for an inadequate response following the typhoon.