2026-08-30 f64c6f7503fd4dbf7f51e0e7f75e50dd1d709a1f 1 General Political Bureau director 238 /wiki/general%20political%20bureau%20of%20the%20korean%20people's%20army Korean Central News Agency 1 /wiki/korean%20central%20news%20agency Korean People's Army 171 /wiki/korean%20people's%20army No Kwang-chol 36 /wiki/no%20kwang-chol North Korea 115 /wiki/north%20korea defence minister 70 /wiki/ministry%20of%20national%20defence%20(north%20korea) general 13 /wiki/jiang%20(rank) General Political Bureau director Korean Central News Agency Korean People's Army No Kwang-chol North Korea defence minister general Korean Central News Agency /feed/2026/08/30/korean-central-news-agency-reports-that-general-no-kwang-chol-has-been-dismissed-as-defence-minister-of-north-korea-wit CNA 30 e1ac7e68f592fa7916e9e317488d09c5d4908d70 8 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/north-korea-defence-minister-dismissed-state-media-6349961 2026 NK News 30 febcad6299e5388f0689153a3b77a052772af455 8 https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/north-korea-reshuffles-top-military-leadership-replaces-defense-minister/ 2026 Korean Central News Agency reports that general No Kwang-chol has been dismissed as defence minister of North Korea, with Korean People's Army General Political Bureau director Kim Song-gi replacing him.