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	'''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.		'''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. However, Choi turned down the nomination.

	==Career==		==Career==

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

Choi Byung-hyuk
Official portrait, 2019

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

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. However, Choi turned down the nomination.

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