Choi Soon-sil

Choi Soon-sil (Korean pronunciation: [t͡ɕʰø.sun.ɕil]; born June 23, 1956) is a South Korean businesswoman known primarily for her involvement in the 2016 South Korean political scandal, stemming from her influence over the 11th President of South Korea, Park Geun-hye. In 2018, a court sentenced Choi to 20 years in prison on corruption charges. Due to Choi's concurrent involvement in her father's religious cult, reporting media have called her "South Korea's Rasputin", in reference to Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin.

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.
Choi Soon-sil
Born (1956-06-23) 23 June 1956
Ahyeon, Mapo, South Korea
Spouses
Kim Young-ho
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(m. 1982; div. 1986)​
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    (m. 1995; div. 2014)​
    ChildrenChung Yoo-ra
    Parent(s)Choi Tae-min (father)
    Lim Seon-yi (mother)
    Korean name
    Hangul
    최순실
    Hanja
    Revised RomanizationChoe Sunsil
    McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Sunsil
    Birth name
    Hangul
    최필녀
    Hanja
    Revised RomanizationChoe Pillyeo
    McCune–ReischauerCh'oe P'illyŏ
    Legal name
    Hangul
    최서원
    Revised RomanizationChoe Seowon
    McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Sŏwŏn
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