Info:
A North Korean missile specialist with expertise in liquid-fueled ballistic missile systems, according to a U.N. Panel of Experts report;
Suspected of traveling to Iran to support the work of U.N.-sanctioned Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID), according to a U.N. Panel of Experts report; KOMID is North Korea’s primary arms dealer and exporter of ballistic missile-related equipment;
Suspected of supporting Shahid Hemat Industrial Group (SHIG) subsidiary Shahid Haj Ali Movahed Research Center (a.k.a. Shahid Movahed Industries) in the launch of a space launch vehicle (SLV), according to a U.N. Panel of Experts report;
Involved In:
Nuclear Weapon Program
Missile Weapon Program
Country:
North Korea
Reason for the color:
» Added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on 1/2/2015 pursuant to Executive Order 13224;