Birth Date: | 22 April 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||
Birth Place: | Keishōhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
Death Place: | Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||
Occupation: | Businessman, politician | ||||||||||||||||||
Known For: | Chair of Ssangyong Business Group President of the Boy Scouts of Korea | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kim Suk-won (; 22 April 1945 – 26 August 2023) was a South Korean businessman and politician. He was the chair of Ssangyong Business Group, one of the largest companies in South Korea.[1] Kim served as the president of the Boy Scouts of Korea, a member of the World Scout Committee, and vice-chairman of the World Scout Foundation.[2] [3]
In 1995, Kim was awarded the 241st Bronze Wolf by the World Scout Committee, for exceptional services to the world Scout movement.[4]
Kim Suk-won died on 26 August 2023, at the age of 78.[5]