# North Korea names new defense minister, KCNA says

https://mins.news/en/item/37414

- Reuters, 2026-08-30 09:40 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-names-new-defense-minister-kcna-says-2026-08-30/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a93fa79fb274f00012686a7

> North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reshuffled the country’s senior military leadership, appointing Kim Song-gi as defense minister and reinstating veteran strategist Pak Jong-chon as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, state media KCNA reported Sunday.

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