# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/hyon-chol-hae
# Generated: 2026-08-14T12:51:40.513Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/hyon-chol-hae"
name: "Hyon Chol-hae"
slug: "hyon-chol-hae"
description: "Hyon Chol-hae was a North Korean military officer and politician who was closely tied to the ruling Kim family. He served as Kim Il Sung's bodyguard during the Korean War and reported directly to Kim Jong Il as deputy director of the General Political Department. In 2016, he was promoted to Marshal of the Korean People's Army, the Army's highest rank."
tagline: "North Korean marshal (1934－2022)"
gender: "male"
profileType:
  name: "Other"
  slug: "other"
birthDate: "1934"
deathDate: "2022-05-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.13
  momentum:             0
  historical:           10.252164
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  35
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%84%E5%93%B2%E6%B5%B7"
    title: "玄哲海"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyon_Chol-hae"
    title: "Hyon Chol-hae"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyon_Chol-hae"
    title: "Hyon Chol-hae"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyon_Chol-hae"
    title: "Hyon Chol-hae"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyon_Chol-hae"
    title: "Hyon Chol-hae"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%84%E5%93%B2%E6%B5%B7"
    title: "玄哲海"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%98%84%EC%B2%A0%ED%95%B4"
    title: "현철해"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hy%C5%8Fn_Ch%E2%80%99%C5%8Fl_Hae"
    title: "Hyŏn Ch’ŏl Hae"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D1%91%D0%BD_%D0%A7%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%A5%D1%8D"
    title: "Хён Чхоль Хэ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%A7%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%A5%D1%94"
    title: "Хен Чхоль Хє"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyon_Chol-hae"
    title: "Hyon Chol-hae"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q706128"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump