Individual · Intelligence and internal security
Ri Chang Ho
Reconnaissance General Bureau director and General Staff vice chief
Ri Chang Ho is identified as director of the Reconnaissance General Bureau and a vice chief of the KPA General Staff.
WHY THIS ENTITY MATTERS
RH ASSESSMENT
Ri connects foreign intelligence and clandestine operations to the formal military command structure through concurrent offices.
- Record type
- Individual dossier
- Primary role
- Reconnaissance General Bureau director and General Staff vice chief
- Network sector
- Intelligence and internal security
- Documented links
- 2
Profile
Ri Chang Ho is identified as director of the Reconnaissance General Bureau and a vice chief of the KPA General Staff.
Scope note: this foundation dossier is limited to the selected public records behind the RH North Korea network. It does not claim a complete biography, ownership history, command structure, or account of private influence.
Documented connections
Every relationship below is labeled by evidence type and carries the limitation recorded in the network source ledger.
North Korea Leadership Watch identifies Ri Chang Ho as director of the Reconnaissance General Bureau.
Limit: The cited record establishes a formal role. It does not establish control over every decision or private closeness.
North Korea Leadership Watch · Ri Chang HoRi Chang Ho is also identified as a vice chief of the KPA General Staff.
Limit: The cited record establishes a formal role. It does not establish control over every decision or private closeness.
North Korea Leadership Watch · Ri Chang HoWhat to watch
- Does Ri Chang Ho retain the same formal role and institutional position?
- Do official records document new appointments, assignments, or contact with Reconnaissance General Bureau?
- Do later sources confirm, narrow, or supersede the dated connections recorded here?
Source record
- 01North Korea Leadership Watch · Ri Chang Ho
Biographical record identifying Ri Chang Ho as RGB director and vice chief of the KPA General Staff.