Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) issued a military promotions order for the occasion of the birthday of his father, late DPRK leader Kim Jong Il (Kim Cho’ng-il) on February 13 (Tuesday). Jong Un “expressed the conviction that the commanding officers of the Korean People’s Army would unite in the same thought and purpose around the Party Central Committee and discharge the sacred mission and duty entrusted to them by the times and the revolution in the struggle to accelerate the final victory in the stand-off with imperialism and the US and in the cause of the Chuch’e revolution by fluttering the invincible flag of the Workers’ Party of Korea as the first colors.”
Promoted, in according with KPA Supreme Command Order #149 were
Lieutenant General
An Myong Gon [An Myo’ng-ko’n]
Rear Admiral (equivalent to Lieutenant General)
Kim Yong Son [Kim Yo’ng-so’n]
Major General (Strategic Force)
Kim Myong Bok [Kim Myo’ng-pok]
Jon Hyok Ju [Cho’n Hyok-chu]
Son Jong Rok [Son Cho’ng-rok]
Ri Jong Muk [Ri Cho’ng-muk]
Major General
Kim Tong Gil [Kim Tong-kil]
Kim Chol Ung [Kim Ch’o’l-u’ng]
Kim Myong Ho [Kim Myo’ng-ho]
An Song Do [An So’ng-to]
Ri Song Guk [Ri So’ng-kuk]
Ri Yong Gi [Ri Yo’ng-ki]
Sung Yong Gun [Su’ng Yo’ng-kun]
Kim Jong Nam [Kim Cho’ng-nam]
Pak Jong Gil [Pak Cho’ng-kil]
Kim Jong Hwan [Kim Cho’ng-hwan]
Ri Myong Il [Ri Myo’ng-il]
Pang Tu Uk [Pang Tu-uk]
Pak Ik Song [Pak Ik-so’ng]
Kim Chang Guk [Kim Ch’ang-kuk]
Jong Yong Nam [Cho’ng Yo’ng-nam]
Ri Kyong Ho [Ri Kyo’ng-ho]
Ro Yong Chol [Ro Yo’ng-ch’o’l]
Maeng Gyong Chang [Maeng Kyo’ng-chang]
Sim Song In [Sim So’ng-in]
Kim Kum Chol [Kim Kum-ch’o’l]
Kim Yong Hwan [Kim Yo’ng-hwan]
Ryom Ul Sam [Ryo’m U’l-sam]
