Jon Pyong-ho
| Jon Pyong-ho | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1926 |
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| Nationality | North Korean |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 전병호 |
| Hanja | 全炳浩 |
| Revised Romanization | Chŏn Pyŏngho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Jeon Byeong-ho |
Jon Pyong-ho (March 1926 – 7 July 2014; also written Chŏn Pyŏng-ho) was the Chief Secretary of the Korean Workers Party (KWP) Committee of the North Korean Cabinet, and director of the DPRK Cabinet Political Bureau before his retirement in 2010.[1] Jon was described as the 'Chief architect of North Korea's nuclear programme'.[1] Jon was a general of the Korean People's Army(KPA) and a close adviser to late Kim Jong-il.[1]
Jon played a key role in the production and development of North Korean arms for more than four decades before retiring in 2011.[1] Jon supervised the development of the country's long-range ballistic missile programmes and was involved with its first test of a nuclear device in 2006 directly.[1] Jon was reported to help broker a deal with Pakistan during the 1990s that gave North Korea critical technology for its uranium enrichment programme in exchange for North Korea's missile technology.[1] Jon was sanctioned by the United Nations as a result of his involvement in the country's nuclear and missile weapons programmes.[1]
He was born in Musan County, in North Hamgyong Province, and was educated at the Ural Engineering College in the Soviet Union, where he graduated in 1950.[2] He has since held a number of positions within the North Korean military and government, and was appointed member of the National Defense Commission in February 2009.[2] In December 2011, he was named as one of the members of the funeral committee for the late supreme leader Kim Jong-il.[3] He has been described as "a talented writer with an excellent knowledge of policy and process."[4]
On 7 July 2014 Jon Pyong-ho died of acute myocardial infarction at the age of 88. He was awarded a state funeral, attended by Kim Jong-un.[5]
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