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	'''Choi Byung-hyuk''' ({{Korean\|hangul=최병혁}}; born 1 January 1963) is a retired ] ]. President ] ~~has~~ announced his intention to nominate Choi to serve as ] after ].		'''Choi Byung-hyuk''' ({{Korean\|hangul=최병혁}}; born 1 January 1963) is a retired ] ]. President ] announced his intention to nominate Choi to serve as ] after the resignation of Choi's predecessor ] and Kim's imposition of ] in December 2024.

	==Career==		==Career==
	Choi served as the Korean ambassador to Saudi Arabia before being appointed defense minister. He also served as a four-star army general.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=5 December 2024 \|title=Retired general, Saudi envoy Choi Byung-hyuk named new defense minister \|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20241205050039 \|access-date=11 December 2024 \|website=] \|language=en-US}}</ref>		Choi served as the Korean ambassador to Saudi Arabia before being appointed defense minister.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=진성철 \|title=윤석열 대통령, 최병혁 주사우디 대사 신임장 수여 \|url=https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/001/0014415004?sid=100 \|access-date=2025-01-01 \|website=n.news.naver.com \|language=ko}}</ref> He also served as a four-star army general.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=5 December 2024 \|title=Retired general, Saudi envoy Choi Byung-hyuk named new defense minister \|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20241205050039 \|access-date=11 December 2024 \|website=] \|language=en-US}}</ref>

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South Korean general (born 1963) In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Byung-hyuk
Official portrait, 2019

Minister of National Defense Presumptive nominee
Assuming office TBD
President	Yoon Suk Yeol
Prime Minister	Han Duck-soo
Succeeding	Kim Seon-ho (acting) Kim Yong-hyun
South Korean Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2023
President	Yoon Suk Yeol
Deputy Commander of ROK/US Combined Forces Command
In office 17 April 2019 – 23 September 2020
President	Moon Jae-in
Preceded by	Kim Byung-joo
Succeeded by	Kim Seung-kyum

Personal details
Born	(1963-01-01) 1 January 1963 (age 62) Hwaseong, South Korea
Military service
Branch/service	Republic of Korea Army

Korean name
Hangul	최병혁
Hanja	崔秉赫
Revised Romanization	Choe Byeonghyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Pyŏnghyŏk

Choi Byung-hyuk (Korean: 최병혁; born 1 January 1963) is a retired Republic of Korea Army lieutenant general. President Yoon Suk Yeol announced his intention to nominate Choi to serve as Minister of National Defense after the resignation of Choi's predecessor Kim Yong-hyun and Kim's imposition of martial law in December 2024.

Career

Choi served as the Korean ambassador to Saudi Arabia before being appointed defense minister. He also served as a four-star army general.

References

진성철. "윤석열 대통령, 최병혁 주사우디 대사 신임장 수여". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-01-01.
"Retired general, Saudi envoy Choi Byung-hyuk named new defense minister". The Korea Herald. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

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