Name   Ri Myong-su Sex   Male Date of Birth     Place of Birth     Posts Held Strategy chief and general of the People’s Army, member of the 11th Supreme People’s Assembly Claim to Fame Military general Education   Profile Ri Myong-su has filled a number of key military positions in his ascent up the ranks, and enjoys the solid trust of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. Ri often accompanies Kim to inspect military bases and as the People’s Army’s chief strategist, he is the control tower of the North’s military planning. In 1980, Lee was named director of the Revolutionary Victory Memorial, followed by promotions to lieutenant general in 1992, head of the 3rd Corps in 1993 and colonel general in 1995. He was made deputy chief of staff of the People’s Army in 1996 and chief military strategist and general in 2000. During the 2002 visit of South Korean special envoy Lim Dong-won to Pyongyang, Ri briefed Lim on Kim Jong-il’s proposal to build an inter-Korean railways via connection of the Donghae Line.

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