JO YONG CHOL

Probable identity match (85% confidence)

Name and nationality verified across multiple authorities, but at least one source did not publish a date of birth. Verify DOB independently before relying on this record for a compliance determination.

Identity

Type: person
Country: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Nationality: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Date of birth: 1973-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
Role: DPRK Ministry of State Security Official

Also known as

Aliases

a designated entity. · Cho Yong Chol · Jo Yong Chol · JO YONG CHOL · Jo Yong Chol is a North Korean Ministry of State Security Official stationed in Syria supporting KOMID · JO YONG CHOL; チョ・ヨンチョル · Yong Chol Cho · Yong Chol CHO · Yong Chol Cho Yong Chol Jo · Yong Chol Cho; Yong Chol Jo · Yong Chol JO · جو يونغ تشول; JO YONG CHOL

Designation timeline · 7

30 Nov 2016 — Added to UK OFSI UK-Democratic People's Republic of Korea — UK OFSI: Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPR0219) Democratic People's Republic of Korea publisher record ↗
30 Nov 2016 — Added to UN Security Council UN-DPRK — UN SC: DPRK North Korea publisher record ↗
1 Dec 2016 — Added to Switzerland SECO CH-North Korea — CH SECO: North Korea North Korea publisher record ↗
1 Dec 2016 — Added to AU DFAT AU-1718 (DPRK) — AU DFAT: 1718 (DPRK) North Korea publisher record ↗
31 Aug 2017 — Added to EU FSF PRK — EU FSF: PRK (2017/1509 (OJ L224)) publisher record ↗
31 Aug 2017 — Added to BE FOD BE-NATIONAL — Belgium FOD national designations Belgium national publisher record ↗
Undated — Added to OFAC SDN DPRK2 — OFAC SDN: DPRK2 North Korea publisher record ↗

Sanctions programs · 13

Source	Program	Name	Regime	Designated	Link
EU_FSF	PRK	EU FSF: PRK (2017/1509 (OJ L224))		31/08/2017	source ↗
BE_FOD	BE-NATIONAL	Belgium FOD national designations	Belgium national	31/08/2017	source ↗
CH_SECO	CH-North Korea	CH SECO: North Korea	North Korea	01/12/2016	source ↗
AU_DFAT	AU-1718 (DPRK)	AU DFAT: 1718 (DPRK)	North Korea	01/12/2016	source ↗
UK_OFSI	UK-Democratic People's Republic of Korea	UK OFSI: Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPR0219)	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	30/11/2016	source ↗
UN_SC	UN-DPRK	UN SC: DPRK	North Korea	30/11/2016	source ↗
OFAC_SDN	DPRK2	OFAC SDN: DPRK2	North Korea	—	source ↗
BE_FOD	BE-NATIONAL	Belgium FOD national designations	Belgium national	31/08/2017	source ↗
EU_TRAVEL_BANS	EU-TRAVEL-BANS	EU Consolidated Travel Bans	Travel-ban	—	source ↗
ZA_FIC_SANCTIONS	ZA-FIC-SANCTIONS	South Africa FIC Targeted Financial Sanctions	Counter-terrorism	—	source ↗
QA_NCTC_SANCTIONS	QA-NCTC-SANCTIONS	Qatar NCTC Unified Sanctions	Counter-terrorism	—	source ↗
JP_MOF_SANCTIONS	JP-MOF-SANCTIONS	Japan MoF Economic Sanctions	Targeted-economic	—	source ↗
IL_WMD_SANCTIONS	IL-WMD-SANCTIONS	Israel Declared Elements (WMD)	WMD-proliferation	—	source ↗

Listed on · 13

UN_SCUK_OFSIOFAC_SDNEU_FSFCH_SECOAU_DFATBE_FODBE_FODEU_TRAVEL_BANSZA_FIC_SANCTIONSQA_NCTC_SANCTIONSJP_MOF_SANCTIONSIL_WMD_SANCTIONS

Possible matches in other source lists · 2

Records in other sanctions lists with high name overlap that may describe the same person. We have not aggregated these into the record above because date of birth, nationality, or both were not published by one or more sources. Review each below and verify identity against the source record before treating as the same individual.

Jo Yong-chol

North Korea

70% indicative

Why we surfaced this:

✓ Shares 3 name tokens: chol, jo, yong
✗ Nationalities differ (democratic people's republic korea vs north korea)
✗ Dates of birth differ

JO YONG CHOL

70% indicative

Why we surfaced this:

✓ Shares 3 name tokens: chol, jo, yong
✗ Nationalities differ (democratic people's republic korea vs north korea)
✗ Dates of birth differ

Identity matching — read this first. Sanctions and PEP records are aggregated from independent publishers, each of which spells names differently and publishes a different subset of identifying attributes (date of birth, nationality, place of birth, official identifiers). We aggregate records as a single individual only when date of birth or a combination of strong attributes confirms identity. Lower-confidence matches are surfaced below as Possible matches with the specific evidence — they are not silently combined. You must independently verify identity against the issuing authority's source record before any sanctions, AML, or compliance determination.

Frequently asked questions

Is JO YONG CHOL sanctioned?

Yes. JO YONG CHOL (individual) is subject to 7 active sanctions designations from EU FSF, BE FOD, Switzerland SECO, AU DFAT, UK OFSI, UN Security Council, OFAC SDN, the earliest dated 2016-11-30T00:00:00.000Z. Each designation and its source link is listed on this page.

Who has sanctioned JO YONG CHOL?

JO YONG CHOL is listed by EU FSF, BE FOD, Switzerland SECO, AU DFAT, UK OFSI, UN Security Council, OFAC SDN under programs PRK, BE-NATIONAL, CH-North Korea. See the designations for the issuing authority and source URL of each.

When was JO YONG CHOL first sanctioned?

The earliest active designation amisanctioned indexes is dated 2016-11-30T00:00:00.000Z. Individual designations may carry their own dates — check each entry on this page.

What does it mean that JO YONG CHOL is sanctioned?

A sanctions designation generally restricts dealings with the listed party and requires screening before any transaction. amisanctioned is informational only and not a compliance determination — verify against the issuing authority before acting.

Disclaimer. This page is informational only and does not constitute legal advice or a compliance determination. Common names may match multiple individuals — verify identity (DOB, nationality, place of birth) independently before any business decision. Data sourced directly from publishers including OFAC, UN Security Council, EU, UK OFSI and 46 other national lists.