April 19, 2024
Analysis

Analysis: Kim Jong Un promotes People’s Security Minister

Choe will keep his position as minister but simultaneously hold his higher General rank in the Korean People's Army (KPA)

SEOUL – Kim Jong Un has promoted Minister of People's Security Choe Pu Il to the rank of General, a KCNA dispatch said on Tuesday morning.

Choe will keep his position as minister but simultaneously hold his higher General rank in the Korean People's Army (KPA).

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