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# Kim Ki Nam 김기남 

member of the Supreme People's Assembly

dead Died aged 94 Sanctioned: OFAC 

Kim Ki-nam was a North Korean official. He served as Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, and Director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department from 1989 until 2017, responsible for coordinating the country's press, media, fine arts, and publishing to support government policy. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FKi-nam%5F%28politician%29)

Born

1929-08-28, Kumya County

Died

2024-05-07, Pyongyang, North Korea (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome)

Height

Unknown 

Weight

Unknown 

Status as of

2024-05-07[source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FKi-nam%5F%28politician%29)

Also known as

Kim Ki-nam, North Korea's Goebbels

## Positions

1. 1989–2017 Director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers’ Party of Korea[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q492835)
2. ?–now member of the Supreme People's Assembly[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q492835)

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

- **OFAC** · 20126[listing](https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/Details.aspx?id=20126)

Machine-readable: [/api/people/kim-ki-nam](https://savenorthkorea.org/api/people/kim-ki-nam) · [Wikidata Q492835](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q492835) · Photo: [KCNA via Ministry of Unification North Korea Information Portal](https://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/prsn/view.do?menuId=PEOPLE%5F86&prsnMngNo=914) (Fair use)