Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Chol Jang

Position

Former President of the State Academy of Sciences

Nationality

North Korea

DoB

1961-03-31

Address

North Korea

Reg. ID

563310042

Official reason

Former President of the State Academy of Sciences, an organisation dedicated to the development of technological and scientific capacities of the DPRK. In this capacity, Jang Chol holds a strategic position for the development of DPRK nuclear activities and is responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic missile-rel...

Other Information

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Date of listing

2020-12-31

Program information

Authority

UK

Program

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Regime

UN, UK country specific

Target State

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Measures

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans, Transport sanctions

Sanctions Portfolio

• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...

Official Information

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain sanctions measures relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea continue to operate effectively. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Regul...

Additional Details

Licencing, exception and direction provisions are contained in Part 9 of the Regulations.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/411