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# Choe Ryong Hae 최룡해 

President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly

alive 76 years old Sanctioned: OFAC 

Choe Ryong-hae is a North Korean politician and military officer who served as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly and First Vice President of the State Affairs Commission, holding both positions from April 2019 to March 2026\. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choe%5FRyong-hae)

Born

1950-01-15, Sinchon County

Height

Unknown 

Weight

Unknown 

Military rank

Ch’asu

Status as of

2026-09-01

Also known as

Choi Ryong-hae

## Positions

1. 2019–now President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q714509)
2. ?–now First Vice Chairman of the State Affairs Commission[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q714509)
3. ?–now member of the Presidium of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q714509)
4. ?–now member of funeral committee of Hwang Sun-hui[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q714509)
5. ?–now member of the Supreme People's Assembly[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q714509)

## Notable

- 2018-12 Sanctioned by the US Department of the Treasury in December 2018 for severe human rights violations and state censorship.[source](https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm568)

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

- **OFAC** · 23213[listing](https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/Details.aspx?id=23213)

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