Last Updated: January 19, 2026

PAK YONG SIK

Aliases

Pak Yo'ng-sik

Position

Former Member of the Workers’ Party of Korea Central Military Commission

DoB

1950

Address

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Other Information

Pak Yong Sik is a member of the Workers’ Party of Korea Central Military Commission, which is responsible for the development and implementation of the Workers’ Party of Korea military policies, commands and controls the DPRK’s military, and helps direct the country’s military defense industries.

Date of listing

2017-09-11

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