Kim Yong Hyun
South Korean former lieutenant general, defense minister · South Korea · Politicians · Born 1959 · age 67
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Something wrong?Kim Yong-hyun is a South Korean former three-star army lieutenant general and politician who served as the minister of national defense from 6 September 2024 until his resignation on 5 December 2024. Kim previously served in the Republic of Korea Army from 1982 until he was discharged in 2017.
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Kim as the Joint Chiefs of Staff's Chief Directorate of Operations
Kim meeting U.S Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, U.S State Secretary Antony Blinken, and ROK Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul in Washington D.C.
Kim meeting Rajnath Singh as part of the 11th ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting in Vientiane, Laos
Kim testifying as a witness at Yoon's impeachment trial; 23 January 2025About this person
Kim Yong-hyun is a South Korean former three-star army lieutenant general and politician who served as the minister of national defense from 6 September 2024 until his resignation on 5 December 2024. Kim previously served in the Republic of Korea Army from 1982 until he was discharged in 2017. Kim later served as the Chief of the Presidential Security Service from 11 May 2022 until his Minister of National Defense confirmation on 6 September 2024.
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