Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Byong Chol MIN
Aliases
Pyo'ng-ch'o'l MIN; Byong-chol MIN; Byong Chun MIN
Position
Member of the Worker's Party of Korea's Organization and Guidance Department
DoB
1948-08-10
Address
Korea, North
Official reason
OFAC designated Kim Won Hong, Kim Il-Nam, Kim Yo Jong, Choe Hwi, Min Byong Chol, Jo Yong-Won, and Kang P’il Hun pursuant to E.O. 13687 for being officials of the Government of North Korea or the Workers’ Party of Korea. Min Byong Chol – reportedly known as the “angel of death” for his record of political inspections and purges – is a member of the ...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl0699
Date of listing
2017-01-11
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13687 of January 2, 2015 Imposing Additional Sanctions 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 January 2, 2015, the President issued E.O. 13687 pursuant to, inter alia, IEEPA and the NEA, to take additional steps to address the national emergency declared in E.O. 13466 and expanded in E.O. 13551. E.O. 13687 provides for the blocking of property and interests in property of certain persons with respect to North Korea.
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