Kim Suk-won | |
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Born | (1945-04-22)22 April 1945 Keishōhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan |
Died | 26 August 2023(2023-08-26) (aged 78) Seoul, South Korea |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, politician |
Known for | Chair of Ssangyong Business Group President of the Boy Scouts of Korea |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김석원 |
Hanja | 金錫元 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Seogwon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŏgwŏn |
Art name | |
Hangul | 창제 |
Hanja | 倉齊 |
Revised Romanization | Changje |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'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
- Yonhap (26 August 2023). "Ex-Ssangyong Group Chairman Kim Suk-won dies at 78". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- "Korean boy scout movement". histclo.com. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- "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.
- "Bronze Wolf Awardees | World Organization of the Scout Movement". www.scout.org. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- 권, 혜진. 김석원 전 쌍용그룹 회장 별세. Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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