Kim Kwang-hyok ( ko, 김광혁) 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 Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

n general and a politician. During Kim's visit to Russia, Kim was seen wearing two

Hero of the DPRK 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 ...

medals which speculates Kim was awarded a double Hero, However the awarding date was not reported by the KCNA.

Biography

In December 2001, the hero title was bestowed upon him in a ceremony, in which

Paek Hak-rim Paek Hak-rim (October 1918 – October 5, 2006) was the Deputy Director of the North Korean Ministry of Public Security. He occupied a number of high-ranking positions, including serving from 1998 to 2003 on the National Defense Commission. He ...

was in attendance. In May 2016, after being listed in the Korean People's Army, he was appointed a candidate member of the 7th Central Committee at the 7th Congress. In December 2016, Choi Young-ho was appointed the commander of the

Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force The Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force (KPAAF; ; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍航空 및 反航空軍 ) is the unified military aviation force of North Korea. It is the second largest branch of the Korean People's Army comprising an estimated ...

. On October 7, 2017, at the 2nd Plenary Session of the 7th Central Committee he became a full (voting) member. At the time of Kim Yong-chun's death in August 2018, he served as a member of the funeral committee. On the 14th of April 2022 he was appointed to General rank by the order of the Central Military Commission.

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21st-century North Korean politicians North Korean generals Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force Workers' Party of Korea politicians Members of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea {{North Korean generals