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Kim Seung-kyum
김승겸
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 July 2022
President	Yoon Suk Yeol
Preceded by	Won In-choul
Personal details
Born	(1963-04-01) 1 April 1963 (age 61)
Nationality	South Korean
Alma mater	Korea Military Academy
Occupation	Military officer
Military service
Allegiance	South Korea
Branch/service	Republic of Korea Army
Years of service	1982-Present
Rank	General
Unit	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Deputy Commander of ROK-US Combined Forces Command 3rd Corps

Kim Seung-kyum (Korean: 원인철; Hanja: 元仁哲; born April 1963), is a South Korean Army General who served as its Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) from 2022 to Present under President Yoon Suk Yeol. ROK-US Combined Forces Command Deputy Commander nominated as new Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman.

Early life and education

Kim was born in 1963 and he entered the Korea Military Academy in 1982 and graduated at the academy.

Military career

After graduating at the Korea Military Academy in 1982, Kim commissioned as Junior lieutenant, he has served in various key military posts, including the vice Army chief of staff and the head of the 3rd Corps.

His service led to his promotion to the rank of Captain in 1987, where he served as an infantry officer in the 3rd Corps. In 1994, Park achieved the rank of Major within the 3rd Corps. In 2006, he received a promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In 2008, he further advanced in rank to Colonel. Kim had risen to the rank of Brigadier General in 2012. In 2015, he is promoted to Major General. He was later promoted to Lieutenant General in 2017. In 2021, he received a last promotion to the rank of four-star rank of General.

On 25 May 2022, he was named chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the Defense Ministry said Wednesday. Kim is set to replace Air Force Gen. Won In-choul, an Air Force Academy graduate. He was replaced by Gen. Ahn Byung-suk, former Deputy Commander of ROK/US Combined Forces Command. On 5 July 2022, Kim was served as a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, after replacing air force Gen. Won In-choul.

On 2 March 2023, South Korean top military general Kim Seung-kyum vowed to establish a wartime combined operations posture against rising threats from North Korea, local media reported on Thursday. Inspecting the combined special operations drills between the US and South Korean militaries, Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Kim called on the troops to maintain their capabilities to "strike the enemy's critical facilities without fail," Yonhap News Agency reported, quoting a statement from his office. “Kim stressed the importance of harnessing the capability to strike the enemy's critical facilities without fail, and establishing a wartime combined operations posture by enhancing interoperability between the allies through realistic combined special operations training,” the agency quoted JCS as saying. Kim also spoke about rising threats from North Korea and called on his troops to always prepare to inflict critical damage on the enemy, it said. Kim on Monday inspected joint military drills by South Korea and US special commandos involving AC-130J and MC-130J warplanes. The US had also deployed AC-130J, a heavily armed, long-endurance, ground-attack plane for the first time to Korea. Tensions on Korean Peninsula escalated late last year when North Korea launched at least 60 missiles while South Korea and the US held joint military exercises.

Effective dates of promotion

Promotions

Insignia	Rank	Year
	General	2021
	Lieutenant General	2017
	Major General	2015
	Brigadier General	2012
	Colonel	2008
	Lieutenant Colonel	2006
	Major	1994
	Captain	1987

References

1. ^ "Chief of Staff Biography". Republic of Korea Army (ROKAF). Archived from the original on 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-05-15.

Awards

• Presidential Distinguished Graduate Award at Command and Staff Course (1994)
• Presidential Citation (2006)

Military offices
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• 1963 births
• Living people