Ahn Sang-yeong

This is a Korean name; the family name is Ahn.
Ahn Sang-yeong
Mayor of Busan
In office
May 20, 1988  December 27, 1990
Preceded by Kang Tae-hong
Succeeded by Kim Young-hwan
Mayor of Busan
In office
July 1, 1998  October 24, 2003
Preceded by Moon Jung-soo
Succeeded by Hur Nam-sik
Personal details
Nationality South Korean
Alma mater Seoul National University
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization An Sang-yeong
McCune–Reischauer An Sangyŏng

Ahn Sang-yeong (Hangul: 안상영; hanja: 安相英; RR: An Sang-yeong) was the 25th, 31st, and 32nd mayor of Busan, South Korea.[1]

Ahn was educated at Busan High School, and graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1963.

Ahn was implicated in a bribery scandal involving the Jinheung company, and took his own life in February 2004.[2]

References

  1. "Former Mayors of Busan". busan.go.kr. Busan Metropolitan Council. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  2. Kwon, Kyeong-bok (February 4, 2004). "Busan Mayor's Suicide Called 'Political Terror'". The Chosun Ilbo (Chosun Ilbo Co.). Retrieved 11 April 2012.
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