Jang Chang-ha
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Jang Chang Ha | |
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장창하 | |
Commander of the Missile General Bureau | |
Assumed office Unknown | |
Supreme Commander | Kim Jong Un |
Deputy Commander | Kim Jong-sik |
Preceded by | Position established |
Personal details | |
Born | North Korea | January 10, 1964 (per British Treasury Information)
Citizenship | North Korean |
Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
Military service | |
Allegiance | North Korea |
Branch/service | Korean People's Army |
Rank | General |
Commands | Missile General Bureau |
Jang Chang Ha (Korean: 장창하) is a North Korean general and a politician.
Biography
[edit]Little is known about Jang Chang Ha's birthplace, birthdate, and age.
He is currently serving as Head of the Missile General Bureau which oversees nuclear tests by the DPRK. North Korea confirms long-time weapons official leading top missile bureau
Jang is a double Hero of the Republic and Hero of Labor, He was presumably awarded Hero of the Republic after the success test fire of Hwasong-17.
Jang Chang-ha is a North Korean politician and soldier who is at the forefront of North Korea's missile development at the Academy of National Defense Science.
According to British Treasury information, he was born on January 10, 1964.
On 26 November 2022, he was promoted to Taejang, by order of Kim Jong Un.[1]
References
[edit]- HMs Treasury (21 August 1023) Current list of designated persons: Democratic People's Republic of Korea . Retrieved 5 November 2023
- Zwirko, Colin, NK News (19 September 2023) North Korea confirms long time weapons official leading top missile bureau . Retrieved 5 November 2023
- ^ 민주조선 | 조선민주주의인민공화국 최고인민회의 상임위원회 및 내각기관지. minzu.rep.kp. Retrieved 2024-05-26.