Hyun Jin Moon
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Hyun Jin Moon (Born 4/10/1969), third son of Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon and Hak Ja Han. Arranged marriage 3/31/1987 to Jun Sook Kwak (Born 12/24/1967), daughter of Rev. Moon's right hand man in recent years, Chung Hwan Kwak.[1] They have eight children.
He is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Business School. He participated in the Seoul and Barcelona Olympics as a member of the Korean equestrian team.
He has been the leader of various businesses founded by Rev. Moon. Became the Vice-President of Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU) in 1998, and President of World CARP in March 2000. In 2006 he was named President of Youth Federation for World Peace. Elected by board as President of Unification Church International April 2006.
After the "failure" of Sun Myung Moon and Hak Ja Han Moon's oldest son Hyo Jin Moon due to long-term problems with substance abuse, infidelity, and violence,[2] Hyun Jin Moon, the next oldest living son, is widely expected within the church to become Rev. Moon's next-generation successor. Heung Jin Moon, the second oldest son, died in 1984.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Formerly Rev. Moon's right hand man was Bo Hi Pak, whose children have also been selected to marry into the Moon family.
- ^ Hong, Nansook. (1998). In the Shadow of the Moons: My Life in the Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Family. Little, Brown. (ISBN 0-316-34816-3)
