Ri Yong-gil
| Ri Yong-gil | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 리영길 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | I Yeonggil |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Yŏnggil |
Ri Yong-gil, believed to be in his 60s,[1] is a North Korean general.
Ri was made a lieutenant general in April 2002 and given command of the forward-deployed 5th Army Corps from 2007 to 2012. He was promoted to colonel general and elected member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in 2010. He was promoted to his current position as chief of the General Staff Operations Bureau in late 2012, in charge of coordinating KPA corps commanders and reporting to the chief of General Staff and the Supreme Command.
Ri was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army in August 2013[2] as well as promoted to general around the same time.
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| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Kim Myong-guk |
Chief of the General Staff Operations Bureau 2012–2013 |
Succeeded by Pyon In-son |
| Preceded by Kim Kyok-sik |
Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army 2013–present |
Incumbent |