Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army

Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army

Infobox Korean name
hangul = 조선인민군 최고사령관
hanja = linktext|朝鮮|人民軍|最高|司令官
mr = Chosŏn Inmin'gun Ch'oego Saryŏnggwan
rr = Joseon Inmin-gun Choego Saryeonggwan
context = north

Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army is the highest post of command of the Korean People's Army, the army of North Korea and one of the largest standing armies in the world with around 5.9 million active duty personnel and reserves. Kim Jong-il currently serves in this post. Past commander was his Kim's father Kim Il Sung.


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