Kim Jong-sik

{{Short description|North Korean politician}}

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|party = Workers' Party of Korea

|nationality = Korean

|citizenship = North Korean

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Kim Jong-sik is a North Korean politician and general who is serving is deputy director of the Munitions Industry Department of the WPK Central Committee.{{cite web|url=http://www.eai.or.kr/main/english/program_view.asp?intSeq=20882&code=85&gubun=program|title=NK Update for October 2021|publisher=East Asia Institute|accessdate=2022-12-05|date=2021-11-04|language=en}}

Biography

Little is known about him. He has background the space and missile industry, being a rocket scientist{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-trio-exclusive-idUSKBN18L302|title=Exclusive: Kim's rocket stars - The trio behind North Korea's missile program|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=2022-12-05|date=2017-05-26|language=en}} who previously working in the Second Academy of Natural Sciences and the North Korean space agency. He was involved in the development of Unha-3 rocket and Sohae Satellite Launching Station. In November 2022 he was appointed 4-star general.{{cite web|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221127000751315#none|title=N. Korean leader makes second public appearance with daughter|publisher=Yonhap News Agency|accessdate=2022-12-05|date=2022-11-27|language=en}}

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