Ri Su-yong

North Korean politician - born 1940
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Summary

Ri Su-yong was born on June 15, 1940[1], in South Hamgyong Province[2]. He has worked as a politician[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (408 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: North Korea[5]
  • Position held: member of the Supreme People's Assembly[6]
  • Award received: Order of Kim Jong Il[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Member of political party: Workers’ Party of Korea[9]
  • Commons category: Ri Su-yong[10]
  • Family name: Ri[11]
  • Given name: Su-yong[12]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Korean[13]
  • Different from: Lee Soo-young[14], Ri Chol[15]

Why It Matters

Ri Su-yong has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

Where was Ri Su-yong born?

Ri Su-yong was born in South Hamgyong Province[2].

What did Ri Su-yong do for work?

Ri Su-yong worked as a politician[3].

What awards did Ri Su-yong receive?

Honors received include Order of Kim Jong Il[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . tongilnews.com. Retrieved . tongilnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . North Korea Handbook. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'hu', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'nl', 'pl', 'z
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 22w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Lee Soo-young, Ri Chol
    Given name → Su-yong
    Sex or gender → male
    Citizenship → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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