Kang Ki-sop
Kang Ki-sop | |
|---|---|
| Died | 2017 |
| Nationality | North Korea |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, alternate member of WPK Central Committee |
Kang Ki-sop (Korean: 강기섭, died 2017) was a North Korean politician. He was the Director of North Korea's General Administration of Civil Aviation (민용항공총국), and was an alternate member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. He died in January 2017.[1][2]
Career
He was appointed Director of the General Civil Aviation Administration in 2010. In September 2010, he was elected an alternate member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.[citation needed] In April 2009, he became a delegate to the 12th session of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA). He was also a delegate to the 13th session of the SPA in 2014.[3] Kang served as a member of the national mourning committee upon the death of Kim Jong Il in December 2011.[4]
Awards and honors
A frame containing all decorations presented to Kang was displayed during his funeral.[5] File:DPRK ribbon bar - Hero of the Republic V2.svg Hero of the DPRK File:PRK Order of Kim Il Sung BAR.png Order of Kim Il Sung File:DPRK ribbon bar - Order of National Flag 1st Class.svg Order of the National Flag First Class, twice File:DPRK Order of Labor.png Order of Korean Labour File:DPRK 20th Anniversary Order.png Commemorative Order "20th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea" File:DPRK 20th Anniversary Order.png Commemorative Order "Foundation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea" File:Commemorative Order of the 60th Anniversary of the Korean People's Army ribbon.gif Commemorative Order "60th Anniversary of the People's Army" File:KPA Foundation Commemorative Order.png Commemorative Order "Anniversary of the Foundation of the People's Army" File:DPRK Order of Military Service Honor 1st Class.png Order of Military Service Honour First Class File:PRK Order of the National Flag - 2nd Class BAR.png Order of the National Flag Second Class, three times File:DPRK Order of Three Great Revolutions.png Order of the Red Banner of Three Great Revolutions File:DPRK Order of Military Service Honor 2nd Class.png Order of Military Service Honour Second Class File:DPRK Order of Military Service Honor 3rd Class.png Order of Military Service Honour Third Class File:DPRK ribbon bar - Order of National Flag 3rd Class.svg Order of the National Flag Third Class, three times File:DPRK ribbon bar - Order of Soldier's Honor 2nd Class.svg Soldier's Medal of Honour Second Class File:DPRK Military Merit Medal.png Medal For Military Merit, twice File:DPRK Medal of Military Service Honor.png Medal of Military Service Honour File:DPRK Parade Participant Medal.png Commemorative Medal "Military Parade" File:FatherlandLiberationRibbon.jpg Commemorative Medal "Fatherland Liberation"
References
- ↑ "N.K. leader visits funeral altar to mourn aviation body's head". Yonhap News Agency. 23 January 2017.
- ↑ O'Connor, Tom (24 January 2017). "North Korea News: Kim Jong Un Shows Human Side, Mourns Head Of 'Worst Airline In The World'". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 25 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
Kim, who last month entered his sixth year of power as the world's youngest head of state, attended the ceremony in honor of Kang Ki Sop, director of North Korea's General Administration of Civil Aviation, to share his condolences. The leader, who was reportedly accompanied by top North Korean officials Hwang Pyong So, Choe Ryong Hae and Ri Myong Su, reportedly placed a wreath at the coffin's side and stroked the face of the deceased Kang, whom state-run news warmly praised.
- ↑ 중앙선거위 최고인민회의 제13기 대의원선거결과에 대하여. Korean Central News Agency. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ↑ 김정일 국방위원장 사망 "특급열차서 과로로" 정부 '비상체제'...이명박 대통령 모든 일정 취소. Ohmynews. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ↑ 빛나는 삶의 품 30 충정의 한길에 삶은 빛난다 [Bosom of Brilliant Life Part 30 - Life Shines on the Road of Loyalty]. Youtube. 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
