Won Ung-hui (; 1939 – May 15, 2004) was a North Korean politician and military officer, served as commander of the Military Security Command of the

Korean People's Army The Korean People's Army (KPA; ) encompasses the combined military forces of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). The KPA consists of five branches: the Korean People's Army Ground Force, Ground Force, the Ko ...

. He was a member of the Central Committee of the

Workers' Party of Korea The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), also called the Korean Workers' Party (KWP), is the sole ruling party of North Korea. Founded in 1949 from a merger between the Workers' Party of North Korea and the Workers' Party of South Korea, the WPK is ...

, and member of the

Supreme People's Assembly The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA; ) is the legislature of North Korea. It is ostensibly the highest organ of state power and the only branch of government in North Korea, with all state organs subservient to it under the principle of unified ...

. He holds the rank of General.

Biography

Won Ung-hui became major general of the Korean People's Army in 1983. Five years later, he was elected to the alternate member of the Party Central Committee.원응희
/ref> In the election to the 9th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly in 1990, he was elected as a member for the first time and served as a political member of the Air Force Command. At the same time, he was promoted to lieutenant general and minister of the People's Armed Forces. The following year, he was promoted to general and member of the Central Committee of the WPK. In 1992, he was appointed as the commander of the Military Security Command of the

. In July 1994, he was awarded the rank of

general A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...

and following the

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Kim Il Sung Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he led as its first Supreme Leader (North Korean title), supreme leader from North Korea#Founding, its establishm ...

he was member of his funeral committee. In December 1995, Won Ung-hui was appointed commander of the Defense Command of the Ministry of People's Armed Forces. A year later, a coup d’état of the VI Corps, which wanted to overthrow Kim Jong Il, broke out. After receiving information, Kim Jong Il's

Supreme Guard Command Supreme Guard Command () (also known as Unit 963, the Escort Bureau, Guard Command, Bodyguard Command, SGC, Guard Bureau and the General Guard Bureau) is the protective security unit tasked with the protection of North Korea's ruling Kim dynasty ...

successfully suppressed the attempted coup."峰會移轉國際注意力掩飾黃海戰敗之恥"
《中國時報》 2000 6 12 Since then, the Military Security Command led by Won Ung-hui has lost momentum. At the same time, even though Won Ung-hui was successfully re-elected in the election for the 10th convocation of the

, he has been neglected by Kim Jong Il. In 2003, Won Ung-hui retired and died on May 15, 2004, of

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{{North Korean generals Members of the Supreme People's Assembly North Korean generals Workers' Party of Korea politicians 1939 births 2004 deaths