Jon Pyong-ho

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In this Korean name, the family name is Jon.

Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Jon Pyong-ho (Korean: Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1., 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]Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.

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]Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.

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  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]

File:DPRK ribbon bar - Hero of the Republic V2.svg File:DPRK ribbon bar - Hero of the Republic V2.svg File:DPRK Hero of Labour ribbon.gif
File:PRK Order of Kim Il Sung BAR.png File:PRK Order of Kim Il Sung BAR.png File:PRK Order of Kim Il Sung BAR.png
File:DPRK ribbon bar - Order of National Flag 1st Class.svg File:DPRK ribbon bar - Order of National Flag 1st Class.svg File:DPRK ribbon bar - Order of National Flag 1st Class.svg
File:DPRK ribbon bar - Order of National Flag 1st Class.svg File:DPRK ribbon bar - Order of National Flag 1st Class.svg File:DPRK ribbon bar - Order of National Flag 1st Class.svg
File:DPRK ribbon bar - Order of National Flag 1st Class.svg File:DPRK ribbon bar - Order of National Flag 1st Class.svg File:DPRK ribbon bar - Order of National Flag 1st Class.svg
File:DPRK 20th Anniversary Order.png File:DPRK 20th Anniversary Order.png File:DPRK 20th Anniversary Order.png
File:DPRK 20th Anniversary Order.png File:KPA Foundation Commemorative Order.png File:Commemorative Order of the 60th Anniversary of the Korean People's Army ribbon.gif
File:DPRK 20th Anniversary Order.png File:Commemorative Order 40th Anniversary of Fatherland Liberation War Victory ribbon.png File:DPRK ribbon bar - Order of Soldier's Honor 1st Class.svg
File:30th Anniversary of the Publication of the Rural Theses Order ribbon.png File:PRK Order of the National Flag - 2nd Class BAR.png File:DPRK Order of Three Great Revolutions.png
File:DPRK ribbon bar - Order of National Flag 3rd Class.svg File:DPRK ribbon bar - Order of Soldier's Honor 2nd Class.svg File:DPRK Medal for Merits 1949.png
File:FatherlandLiberationRibbon.jpg File:FatherlandLiberationRibbon.jpg File:Commemorative Medal Anniversary of the Foundation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ribbon.gif
File:装饰略章.svg File:DPRK Commemorative Medal for the Fatherland Liberation War (Korean War), 1950-1953.png File:装饰略章.svg

References

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