Kim Jong Yang
Kim Jong Yang (Korean: 김종양; Hanja: 金鍾陽; born 30 October 1961) is a South Korean police officer and former President of Interpol.
Kim Jong Yang | |
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김종양 | |
| President of Interpol | |
| In office 21 November 2018 – 24 November 2021 Acting: 7 October 2018 — 20 November 2018 | |
| Secretary-General | Jürgen Stock |
| Preceded by | Meng Hongwei |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1961 Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea |
| Residence(s) | Lyon, France |
| Alma mater | Korea University Seoul National University Dongguk University |
| Occupation | Police officer |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김종양 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Jongyang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chongyang |
Prior to his Interpol career, Kim was Commissioner of Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency, the law enforcement agency for South Korea's most populous province. As a police chief, Kim took part in efforts to spread South Korean policing strategies to other nations, including the Philippines, through financial assistance and training programs.
In 2015 Kim was elected as Interpol's vice-president for Asia.
Following the arrest and detainment of Interpol President Meng Hongwei in China, Kim took on the role of Acting President.
Although Interpol Vice-President and Russian interior ministry official Alexander Prokopchuk had been widely tipped to be Meng's successor, at a meeting in Dubai on 18–21 November 2018 Kim was elected to serve the remaining two years of Meng's term. Prokopchuk's candidacy had been opposed by Western nations, which had objected to the Russian government's abuses of Interpol red notices to target dissidents and political opponents.