Kim Song-gil explained

Kim Song-gil
Office:Commander of the Korean People's Navy
Term Start:February 2021
Predecessor:Kim Myong-sik
2Blankname1:Supreme Commander
2Namedata1:Kim Jong Un
Rank:25px Vice Admiral
Party:Workers' Party of Korea
Nationality:Korean
Citizenship:North Korean

Kim Song-gil (ko|김성길) is a North Korean general. He is serving as the commander of the Korean People's Navy.

Biography

Very little information is known about him. He served in the 9th Squadron in Chodori, Nampo-si, and then served in the staff of the West Sea Fleet.[1] On February 24, 2021, at the 1st expanded meeting of the 8th Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, his predecessor Kim Myong-sik was dismissed, and he was promoted to lieutenant general of the navy and appointed as the new commander of the navy.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.dailynk.com/%EC%83%88-%E5%8C%97-%ED%95%B4%EA%B5%B0%C2%B7%EA%B3%B5%EA%B5%B0%EC%82%AC%EB%A0%B9%EA%B4%80-%EA%B9%80%EC%84%B1%EA%B8%B8-%EA%B9%80%EC%B6%A9%EC%9D%BC%EC%9D%80-%EB%88%84%EA%B5%AC-%EB%B0%9C%ED%83%81/ 새 北 해군·공군사령관 김성길, 김충일은 누구? 발탁 배경보니…, Daily NK,21-03-09
  2. https://www.wionews.com/world/north-koreas-kim-appoints-new-navy-air-force-chiefs-in-generation-shift-in-army-366270 North Korea's Kim appoints new Navy, Air Force Chiefs in 'generation shift' in Army, Wionews, February 25, 2021