Order of Kim Jong-il
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| Order Of Kim Jong-il | |
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| File:PRK Order of Kim Il Sung BAR.png
Ribbon of the Order of Kim Jong-il
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| Country | North Korea |
| Type | Order |
| Eligibility | Individuals and organizations |
| Awarded for | Service to the revolutionary cause of Juche, for building a thriving socialist nation |
| Status | Currently given |
| Motto | "Order of Kim Jong-il" |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 3 March 2012 |
| Precedence | |
| Equivalent | Order of Kim Il-sung |
| Next (lower) | Order of the National Flag[1] |
| Order of Kim Jong-il | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김정일 훈장[2] |
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| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Jong-il Hunchang |
The Order of Kim Jong-il is a North Korean order named after Kim Jong-il, the former leader of North Korea. It is the highest order of North Korea, along with the Order of Kim Il-sung.[3]
The order was instituted on 3 February 2012, on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Kim Jong-il. It can be awarded to individuals (government officials or workers) or to military units, businesses, or social organizations "who have made distinguished service in the drive to accomplish the revolutionary cause of Juche, the cause of building a thriving socialist nation."[3] At its institution, the order was awarded to 132 people.[4]
Specifications
The order is 67 mm in length and 65 mm wide. It has a portrait of smiling Kim Jong-il on it at the center of golden ear of rice, above a golden five-pointed star. The upper part of the order features the emblem of the Workers' Party of Korea and the lower part the flag of North Korea. The back has the text: "Order of Kim Jong-il" along with a serial number and a pin. The accompanying miniature medal has a five-pointed star at the center of a golden plate, which is 33 mm in wide and 10 mm in length, and has a pin at its back.[3]
Recipients
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- 132 named people (14 February 2012)[5]
- Choe Yong-rim (14 February 2012)[5]
- Jang Sung-taek (14 February 2012)[5]
- Ju Kyu-chang(14 February 2012)[6]
- Kim Ok (14 February 2012)[7]
- Kim Kyong-hui (14 February 2012)[5]
- Kim Yong-nam (14 February 2012)[5]
- Ri Su-yong (14 February 2012)[8]
- Ri Yong-ho (14 February 2012)[5]
- Kim Yong-chol (14 February 2012)[5]
- Hyon Yong-chol (February 2012)[9]
- Mansudae Art Studio (2 May 2012)[10]
- Mangyongdae Revolutionary School(October 2012)[11]
- Kang Pan-sok Revolutionary School (October 2012)[11]
- Kim Il-sung Military University (22 October 2012)[12]
- So Man-sul[13]
- Korean Committee of Space Technology (KCST) (4 January 2013)[14]
- Kim Rak-hui[15]
- Rakwon Machine Complex, North Phyongan Province (6 February 2013)[16]
- March 5 Youth Mine, Jagang Province (6 February 2013)[16]
- Kanggye Unha Garment Factory, Sariwon City, North Hwanghae Province (6 February 2013)[16]
- Migok Co-op Farm, Sariwon City, North Hwanghae Province (6 February 2013)[16]
- Paek Kye-ryong (6 February 2013)[16]
- O Su-yong(6 February 2013)[16]
- Kim Chang-myong (6 February 2013)[16]
- Ro Kyong (6 February 2013)[16]
- Choe Tae-il (6 February 2013)[16]
- Pak Cho-yong (6 February 2013)[16]
- Ryom Chi-gwon (6 February 2013)[16]
- Kang Kil-yong (6 February 2013)[16]
- Mi Chang-guk (6 February 2013)[16]
- Yun Ho-nam (6 February 2013)[16]
- U Tok-su (6 February 2013)[16]
- Ryom U-un (6 February 2013)[16]
- Kim Jong-gwan (December 2013)[17]
- Ri Ung-won (30 January 2014)[18]
- Kim Song (30 January 2014)[18]
- Unit 267 of the Korean People's Army (December 2013)[19]
- Sangwon Cement Complex (December 2013)[19]
- Five unnamed persons in connection with the launch of Kwangmyongsong 3-2 (30 January 2014)[18]
- 17 unnamed persons in connection with the 2013 North Korean nuclear test (21 February 2014)[20]
- So Jae-guk (December 2013)[21]
- Kim Kuk-tae[22]
- Jong Pong-jun (20 December 2013)[23]
- Archives of Photographs Related with Revolutionary History (5 February 2014)[24]
- Kim Yun-ha (March 2014)[25]
- Hwang Sun-hui (April 2012)[26]
- Jon Pyong-ho[27]
- Kim Tuk-sam (21 January 2015)[28]
- Pak Kyong-gyu (21 January 2015)[28]
- Unnamed light aircraft developers (April 2015)[29]
- Ryu Mi-yong[30]
See also
References
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