Ri Pyong-sam

Colonel General Ri Pyong Sam is the Political Director of North Korea's People’s Internal Security Forces. In addition, he holds the title of Labor Hero by the SPA Presidium.

Ri was appointed Lieutenant General in April 1992 and Colonel General in April 1999. He was a delegate to the Supreme People’s Assembly in 1998, 2003 and 2009. He has also been a member of several state funeral committees including those for Marshal Choe Kwang in 1997 and Vice Marshal Jo Myong Rok in 2010. Ri was elected to membership on the Party Central Committee in September 2010.

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