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(Redirected from Kim Suk-won (scouting)) South Korean businessman and politician (1945–2023) For other people named Kim Suk-won, see Kim Suk-won. In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Suk-won
Born(1945-04-22)22 April 1945
Keishōhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died26 August 2023(2023-08-26) (aged 78)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation(s)Businessman, politician
Known forChair of Ssangyong Business Group
President of the Boy Scouts of Korea
Korean name
Hangul김석원
Hanja金錫元
Revised RomanizationGim Seogwon
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŏgwŏn
Art name
Hangul창제
Hanja倉齊
Revised RomanizationChangje
McCune–ReischauerCh'angje

Kim Suk-won (Korean: 김석원; Hanja: 金錫元; 22 April 1945 – 26 August 2023) was a South Korean businessman and politician. He was the chair of Ssangyong Business Group, one of the largest companies in South Korea. Kim served as the president of the Boy Scouts of Korea, a member of the World Scout Committee, and vice-chairman of the World Scout Foundation.

In 1995, Kim was awarded the 241st Bronze Wolf by the World Scout Committee, for exceptional services to the world Scout movement.

Kim Suk-won died on 26 August 2023, at the age of 78.

References

  1. Yonhap (26 August 2023). "Ex-Ssangyong Group Chairman Kim Suk-won dies at 78". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. "Korean boy scout movement". histclo.com. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. "Congratulatory messages from around the world on the opening of the World Scout Bureau Office in Kuala Lumpur | World Organization of the Scout Movement". www.scout.org. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  4. "Bronze Wolf Awardees | World Organization of the Scout Movement". www.scout.org. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  5. 권, 혜진. 김석원 전 쌍용그룹 회장 별세. Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 26 August 2023.


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