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title: "Choe Chun Sik | Save North Korea"
description: Choe Chun Sik was the leader of the North Korean Second Academy of Natural Sciences. He received the title of Hero of the Republic in 2012 for his work on Kwang
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# Choe Chun Sik 최춘식 

alive 72 years old Sanctioned: UN 

Choe Chun Sik was the leader of the North Korean Second Academy of Natural Sciences. He received the title of Hero of the Republic in 2012 for his work on Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3\. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choe%5FChun-sik)

Born

1954-10-12, Pyongyang, North Korea

Height

Unknown 

Weight

Unknown 

Status as of

2024-01-01

Also known as

Choe Chun-sik

## Sanctions [everyone sanctioned →](https://savenorthkorea.org/sanctions) 

- **UN** · KPi.013 · since 2016-03-02[listing](https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1718/materials)

Machine-readable: [/api/people/choe-chun-sik](https://savenorthkorea.org/api/people/choe-chun-sik) · [Wikidata Q12619902](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12619902) · Photo: [KCNA via Ministry of Unification North Korea Information Portal](https://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/prsn/view.do?menuId=PEOPLE%5F86&prsnMngNo=24341) (Fair use)