Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Pu Il CHOE
Aliases
Bu-il CHOI; Pu-il CH'OE
Position
Minister of People's Security
DoB
1944-03-06
Address
Korea, North
Official reason
OFAC also designated three individuals pursuant to E.O. 13722 for having acted for or on behalf of the Ministry of People’s Security or the Ministry of State Security. Choe Pu Il is the Minister of People’s Security, Ri Song Chol is a Counselor in the Ministry of People’s Security, and Kang Song Nam is a Bureau Director with the Ministry of State ...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl0506
Date of listing
2016-07-06
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13722 of March 15, 2016 Blocking Property of the Government of North Korea and the Workers’ Party of Korea, and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to North Korea
Regime
OFAC country specific / UN
Target State
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry, Trade sanctions
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1556 460. Can U.S. persons do business with entities in North Korea? No. Unless authorized pursuant to a general or specific license from OFAC and/or BIS, Executive Order (E.O.) 13722 prohibits new investment in North Korea by a U.S. person and the exportation or reexportation, from the United States, or by...
Official Information
On March 15, 2016, the President issued E.O. 13722 pursuant to, inter alia, IEEPA, the NEA, the UNPA, and the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. § 9201 et seq.) (the NKSPEA), to take additional steps to address the national emergency declared in E.O. 13466 and expanded in E.O. 13551, in light of further North Korean...
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