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Kim Jong-pil

1926 - 2018

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Kim Jong-pil (Korean: 김종필; pronounced [kimdʑoŋpʰil]; January 7, 1926 – June 23, 2018), also known colloquially as JP, was a South Korean politician and the founder/first director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA, now the National Intelligence Service). He served as prime minister twice, from 1971 to 1975 during the presidency of Park Chung Hee (1961–1979) and from 1998 to 2000 during the presidency of Kim Dae-jung (1998–2003). He was a nine-term National Assembly member. Park Chung Hee was his uncle-in-law, as JP married Park's niece, Park Young-ok. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Jong-pil is the 5,524th most popular politician (up from 6,507th in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 91st in 2019) and the 56th most popular South Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kim Jong-pil ranks 5,524 out of 19,576. Before him are Iry-Hor, Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, Wamba, Margaret, Countess of Tyrol, Şah Sultan, and Li Qiang. After him are Bolesław II the Generous, Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans, Fatmir Sejdiu, Emperor Go-Shirakawa, Adam Albert von Neipperg, and Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Kim Jong-pil ranks 102. Before him are John Schlesinger, Hans Werner Henze, David C. H. Austin, Francisco Rabal, László Papp, and Cloris Leachman. After him are James Stirling, Alan Greenspan, Gus Grissom, Joshua Fishman, Shohei Imamura, and John Berger. Among people deceased in 2018, Kim Jong-pil ranks 81. Before him are James Mirrlees, Quini, Anthony Bourdain, Steve Ditko, David C. H. Austin, and Yoshinobu Ishii. After him are XXXTentacion, Scott Wilson, Katherine MacGregor, Christine Nöstlinger, Dorothy Malone, and Alan Baker.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Kim Jong-pil ranks 88 out of 1,128. Before him are Kim Kyu-sik (1881), Heo Jeong (1896), Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang (1659), Lee Min-ho (1987), Kim Hye-ja (1941), and T.O.P (1987). After him are Song Joong-ki (1985), Ko Un (1933), Song Hye-rim (1937), Jennie (1996), Goh Kun (1938), and Chungnyeol of Goryeo (1236).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Kim Jong-pil ranks 56. Before him are Munmu of Silla (626), Lee Jae-myung (1964), Queen Munjeong (1501), Jeong Dojeon (1342), Kim Kyu-sik (1881), and Heo Jeong (1896). After him are Goh Kun (1938), Chungnyeol of Goryeo (1236), Hwang Kyo-ahn (1957), Chungmok of Goryeo (1337), Ri Chun-hee (1943), and Chungjeong of Goryeo (1338).

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