Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Jong-Chon Pak
Aliases
Jong Chon Pak
Position
Chief of the Korean People’s Armed Forces, Member of the Presidium of the Politburo of the ruling party’s Central Committee, Secretary of the Central Committee, Member of the Central Military Commission.
Nationality
North Korea
Address
North Korea
Official reason
Colonel General (Lieutenant General) in the Korean People’s Army Chief of the General Staff since April 2019; member of the Politburo since April 2020. Former member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea, which is a key body for national defence matters in the DPRK. As such, responsible for supporting or promoting the DP...
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.
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