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Hong Song-nam

1929 - 2009

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Hong Song-nam (Korean: 홍성남; 2 October 1929 – 31 March 2009) was a North Korean politician who was the Premier of North Korea from 1998 to 2003. He succeeded Kang Song-san. Born in Kangwon Province, he graduated from the Kim Il Sung University and studied electrical engineering at the Prague Technical Institute. From 1954 he worked in the North Korean Ministry of Heavy Industry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hong Song-nam is the 11,802nd most popular politician (down from 10,029th in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 82nd in 2019) and the 72nd most popular North Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hong Song-nam ranks 11,802 out of 19,576. Before him are Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Conrad Black, Jean Tiberi, Nikita Ivanovich Panin, Theagenes of Megara, and Johan Ludwig Mowinckel. After him are Mahapadma Nanda, Alexandru Vaida-Voevod, Ulrich III, Duke of Carinthia, Đồng Khánh, Hunter Biden, and Yuriy Boyko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Hong Song-nam ranks 249. Before him are Alla Horska, István Kertész, Lolita Torres, Rutka Laskier, Karin Lindberg, and Ulla Jacobsson. After him are Toshiko Akiyoshi, James McDivitt, Yves Lacoste, Paek Nam-sun, Terry Sawchuk, and Hugues Aufray. Among people deceased in 2009, Hong Song-nam ranks 162. Before him are Peter Shirayanagi, Aram Tigran, Horst Szymaniak, Zequinha, Gianna Maria Canale, and Gangubai Hangal. After him are Guillermo Endara, Fritz Muliar, Valentin Varennikov, Lyudmila Zykina, Lis Hartel, and Gene Barry.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Hong Song-nam ranks 101 out of 162. Before him are Minjung of Goguryeo (10), Yang Kyoungjong (1920), Cho Man-sik (1883), Kim Jong-hun (1956), Kwon Ki-ok (1901), and Kim Hyon-hui (1962). After him are Paek Nam-sun (1929), Francis Hong Yong-ho (1906), Lee Hoi-chang (1935), Yang Song-guk (1944), Akira Takarada (1934), and Kim Sowol (1902).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Hong Song-nam ranks 72. Before him are Kang Song-san (1931), Kim Jong-chul (1981), Hyon Yong-chol (1949), Han Myeong-sook (1944), Minjung of Goguryeo (10), and Kwon Ki-ok (1901). After him are Paek Nam-sun (1929), Lee Hoi-chang (1935), Ahn Changho (1876), Kim Sol-song (1974), Choe Thae-bok (1930), and Kim Yong-chol (1946).

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