The O (or Oh) family is a
North Korean family whose members have been considered close to the ruling
Kim family The Kim family or Kim clan may refer to:
People
* The Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il Sung in 1948
* The Gimhae Kim clan associated with the Geumgwan Gaya
* The later rulers of Silla, who were mostly members of the ...
over several generations, and is regarded as being highly influential in the North Korean regime. The designation originates with
O Jung-hup
O Jung-hup (1910–1939) was a North Korean military officer, who, according to the North Korean regime, fought the Japanese with Kim Il-sung.
O was born into a poor family in Seson-ri, Onsong County of North Hamgyong Province, on 10 July 1910 ...
whose 1939 death while fighting for
Kim Il-sung is deemed a great act of loyalty.
Their members include:
*
O Jung-hup
O Jung-hup (1910–1939) was a North Korean military officer, who, according to the North Korean regime, fought the Japanese with Kim Il-sung.
O was born into a poor family in Seson-ri, Onsong County of North Hamgyong Province, on 10 July 1910 ...
, revolutionary fighter associated with
Kim Il-sung[
* O Kuk-ryol, nephew of O Jung-hup, Vice-Chairman of the National Defense Commission of the DPRK
* ]O Se-won
O Kuk-ryol (, born 7 January 1930) is a North Korean military general who served as Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea, as head of the Operations Department from April 2009 to June 2016. The son of O Jung-song and n ...
, son of O Kuk-ryol
* O Se-uk
O Kuk-ryol (, born 7 January 1930) is a North Korean military general who served as Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea, as head of the Operations Department from April 2009 to June 2016. The son of O Jung-song and n ...
, son of O Kuk-ryol, and defector to the US
Family tree
See also
* O (surname)
References
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North Korean families
Politics of North Korea