Kang Chol-hwan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kang Chol-hwan
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Sep 18, 1968(1968-09-18)
Age	56
Birthplace	Pyongyang
Country	North Korea
Horoscope	Virgo

Kang Chol-hwan Biography

Kang Chol-hwan is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on September 18, 1968 in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kang Chol- hwan (pronounced [kaNG tch^l.bwan born on 18 September, 1968) is a North Korean defector and author. When he was a kid the author was imprisoned at the Yodok concentration camp for ten years. After his release , he left the country first to China then eventually in South Korea. He is the co-author together alongside Pierre Rigoulot, of The Aquariums of Pyongyang. He also served in the capacity of a writer on staff, specializing for North Korean affairs for The Chosun Ilbo. He is the founding director of the North Korea Strategy Center.

He was a member of a group who opposed the government. He was able to access foreign news and also sang foreign songs. This was completely forbidden by the laws of North Korea and he knew that it would put family members members at risk, too. When he learned of his arrest in North Korea, he was unable to discuss the issue within his own family. He fled the country as fast as was possible. In 1992 He and his fellow Yodok intern An Hyuk were able to escape to North Korea by crossing the Yalu River into China.

Kang hasn’t seen his relatives since he left. It was reported that his sister Mi-ho and her 11-year-old son were believed to be in Yodok the concentration camp.

Kang Chol-hwan Net Worth

Kang Chol-hwan is one of the richest Journalist from North Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kang Chol- hwan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1977 his grandfather was convicted of treason, and transferred into prison in the Senghori Concentration Camp. According to the current KCNA the older Kang worked as an official of his organization, the Japanese National Police. In the case of the criminal, Kang, 9, as well as his family members were deported into the Yodok concentration camp.

There was an order from Kim Jong Il that those living in prison along that had relatives from Japan were to be released after ten years. In the late 1980s, North Korea depended heavily on the remittances of foreign currency. A lot of Koreans who resided in Japan were sending money into North Korea. People also protested the regime’s decision to send their family members to jail. This had a negative effect on public opinion as well as the amount of money being made from Japan. If he hadn’t had this connection, he would never have left the prison. After he was released from in the camps, he taken to reside within Yodok village. He was unable to travel far enough back Pyongyang However, he relocated to Pyongsong located near Pyongyang. He lived with his uncle, who worked for the National Science Research Institute in the city.

According to his autobiography, Kang was born in Pyongyang, North Korea, and spent his childhood there. He had a good relationship with his grandfather. He had a happy childhood. His grandfather was the Vice President of the Commercial Management office in Pyongyang, supervising all the commercial stores and department stores in Pyongyang. His grandmother was a member of the Supreme People’s Assembly and was the deputy head of the Workers’ Party organization of female members. She was deputy to Kim Il Sung’s wife. His family lived in relative luxury from his grandfather’s position and the fortune that he had given to the country upon the family’s return from Japan. Though they had never renounced their North Korean citizenship and Kang’s grandmother had been a staunch party member in both countries, Kang has stated that the family remained under a cloud of suspicion for having lived in Japan.

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Kang Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in North Korea. Kang Chol-hwan celebrates birthday on September 18 of every year.