Kim Du-han

Kim Du-han
Hangul 김두한
Hanja 金斗漢
Revised Romanization Gim Du-han
McCune–Reischauer Kim Tuhan

Kim Du-han, also spelled Kim Doo Han (1918 – 1972) was the son of Kim Jwa-Jin, a famous Korean freedom fighter, and was elected to the third parliament in 1954 and joined Rhee's Liberal Party where he served as a politician after the era of Japanese occupation in Korea. He was also elected to the sixth parliament in 1965. Kim Du-Han was regarded as the most notable Korean gangster before his involvement in politics. He is the grandfather of a Korean actor Song Il Gook who was one year old when Kim died.

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