Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Tong Myong So

Aliases

Tony Myong So

Position

President of the Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC), KNIC Executive Management Committee Chairman (June 2012)|Korea National Insurance Corporation General Manager, September 2013, acting on behalf of KNIC or at its direction.

Nationality

North Korea

DoB

1956-09-10

Address

North Korea

Official reason

Former President of the Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC), former KNIC Executive Management Committee Chairman (June 2012); former Korea National Insurance Corporation General Manager, September 2013, acting on behalf of KNIC or at its direction.

Other Information

Associations with Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC) 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