Kang Sun-nam is a North Korean politician and general who was the minister of Defence from 2022 to 2024.
10 Facts About Kang Sun-nam
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Kang Sun-nam is a member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea and a member of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
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Kang Sun-nam was previously the director of the Civil Defense Department of the Workers' Party of Korea which oversees the Worker-Peasant Red Guards.
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Kang Sun-nam has held positions such as Deputy Minister of the People's Armed Forces and Commander of the 671st Grand Combined Unit.
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Kang Sun-nam was first elected as a member of the funeral committee for Marshal Ri Ul Sol, who died on November 7,2015.
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Kang Sun-nam was elected as a delegate in the election of delegates to the 14th Supreme People's Assembly held on March 10,2019.
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Kang Sun-nam was elected as a member of the 8th Central Committee at the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea held from January 5,2021, and at the 1st Plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Party held on January 10, the Workers' Party of Korea Kang Sun-nam was elected as a member of the 8th Central Military Commission and the Director of the Munition Industry Department of the Central Committee.
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On 31 December 2022, during a plenary session of the WPK, Kang was appointed the minister of Defence.
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Kang Sun-nam met with Kang Sun-nam and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
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On 8 October 2024, during 11th Session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly, Kang Sun-nam was replaced by No Kwang-chol as the minister of Defence.