Jon Hui-jong

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Jon Hui-jong
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
전희정
Hancha
全熙正
Revised RomanizationJeon Huijeong
McCune–ReischauerChŏn Hŭichŏng
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Jon Hui-jong (전희정, 5 March 1930 – 22 September 2020) was a North Korean politician and diplomat.[1][2]

Career[edit]

In 1968 he was temporarily the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim for the North Korean embassy in Cambodia. In 1972 he was the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim for Angola and Zaire. In 2001 he was the ambassador for North Korea in Egypt.[1]

Honours[edit]

He received the Order of Kim Jong Il in 2012.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d 전희정(남성). 북한정보포털 (in Korean). 통일부. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ^ Ahn Sung-mi (22 September 2020). "NK's former diplomat in charge of protocols in inter-Korean summits dies". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 15 March 2021.