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Standing Office 81

RI JE-SON

UN reference
KPi.002
Sanctions regime
DPRK (1718 Committee)
Type
Individual
Designation
Former Minister of Atomic Energy Industry.
Nationality
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Date of birth
1938
Aliases
Ri Che-son
Listed on
16 July 2009
Updated by the UN
29 June 2023

Other information (UN original text)

Former Minister of Atomic Energy Industry. Former Director of the General Bureau of Atomic Energy (GBAE), chief agency directing DPRK's nuclear program; facilitated several nuclear endeavors including GBAE's management of Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center and Namchongang Trading Corporation.

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