Kim Suk-won (entrepreneur) explained

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
Module3:
Hangul:김석원
Hanja:金錫元
Rr:Gim Seogwon
Mr:Kim Sŏgwŏn
Hangulho:창제
Hanjaho:倉齊
Rrho:Changje
Mrho:Ch'angje
Child:yes

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yonhap . 26 August 2023 . Ex-Ssangyong Group Chairman Kim Suk-won dies at 78 . 26 August 2023 . . en.
  2. Web site: Korean boy scout movement . 26 August 2023 . histclo.com.
  3. Web site: 20 June 2014 . Congratulatory messages from around the world on the opening of the World Scout Bureau Office in Kuala Lumpur World Organization of the Scout Movement . 26 August 2023 . www.scout.org . en.
  4. Web site: Bronze Wolf Awardees World Organization of the Scout Movement . 26 August 2023 . www.scout.org . en.
  5. Web site: 권 . 혜진 . 김석원 전 쌍용그룹 회장 별세 . 26 August 2023 . . ko.