# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kim-yong-bok
# Generated: 2026-08-15T08:31:55.886Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kim-yong-bok"
name: "Kim Yong Bok"
slug: "kim-yong-bok"
description: "Kim Yong Bok is a North Korean colonel general in command of Korean People's Army Special Operations Forces, and a member of the seventh and eighth Central Committees of the Workers' Party of Korea. He is currently known as the Deputy Chief of the General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army and is closely affiliated with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, having appeared alongside him at multiple military and ceremonial events. He commands key special forces units, including the XI Corps, also known as the \"Storm Corps\" (폭풍군단), and is believed to lead North Korea's light infantry and reconnaissance deployment operations abroad."
tagline: "North Korean colonel general"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/Alt2KJU-guardGSD-27JUL20201-e1641263338161.jpg"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
livingStatus: "UNKNOWN"
scores:
  popularity:           50.33
  momentum:             4.780426599749057
  historical:           7.738744000000001
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%91%E8%8B%B1%E7%A6%8F"
    title: "金英福"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Yong_Bok"
    title: "Kim Yong Bok"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Yong_Bok"
    title: "Kim Yong Bok"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Yong_Bok"
    title: "Kim Yong Bok"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%91%E8%8B%B1%E7%A6%8F"
    title: "金英福"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B9%80%EC%98%81%EB%B3%B5_(%EA%B5%B0%EC%9D%B8)"
    title: "김영복 (군인)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B8%D0%BC_%D0%81%D0%BD_%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BA"
    title: "Ким Ён Бок"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%96%D0%BC_%D0%99%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BA"
    title: "Кім Йон Бок"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56818618"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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