Kim Il-chol
Kim Il-chol | |
|---|---|
| 김일철 | |
| Minister of Defense of North Korea | |
| In office 1998–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Choe Kwang |
| Succeeded by | Kim Yong-chun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1933 |
| Died | September 2023 (aged 89–90) |
| Resting place | Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery |
| Citizenship | North Korean |
| Party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Awards | Hero of the Republic Order of Kim Il Sung Order of the National Flag |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | North Korea |
| Branch/service | Korean People's Navy |
| Rank | Ch'asu (Vice Marshal) |
| Battles/wars | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김일철 |
| Hanja | 金鎰喆 |
| RR | Gim Ilcheol |
| MR | Kim Ilch'ŏl |
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Kim Il-chol (Korean: 김일철, 1933 – September 2023) was a North Korean military officer who was a member of the National Defence Commission and Minister for Defence.