Jang Chang Ha ( ko, 장창하) is a
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...
n general and a politician.
Biography
Little is known about Jang Chang Ha's birthplace, birthdate, and age.
He is currently serving as Head of the Missile General Bureau which oversees nuclear tests by the DPRK
North Korea confirms long-time weapons official leading top missile bureau
Jang is a double
Hero of the Republic
Hero of the Republic () is a North Korean honorific title. It was created on 30 June 1950 as Hero of the Korean People's Republic (). It was the first title created in the country. Despite having been created just five days after the Korean War ...
and
Hero of Labor, He was presumably awarded Hero of the Republic after the success test fire of
Hwasong-17.
Jang Chang-ha is a North Korean politician and soldier who is at the forefront of
North Korea's missile development at the
Academy of National Defense Science The Academy of National Defense Science (), formerly Second Academy of Natural Sciences (), is a North Korean organization involved in the North Korean missile program, including the Hwasong-14. It is based in Pyongyang, and currently headed by Col ...
.
According to British Treasury information, he was born on January 10, 1964.
References
* HMs Treasury (21 August 1023
Current list of designated persons: Democratic People's Republic of Korea Retrieved 5 November 2023
* Zwirko, Colin, NK News (19 September 2023
North Korea confirms long time weapons official leading top missile bureau . Retrieved 5 November 2023
Living people
North Korean generals
Workers' Party of Korea politicians
1964 births
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