Kim Pong-ryul (Korean: 김봉률; Hanja: 金奉律;[1] 1918 – July 1995) was a North Korean general of the Korean People's Army who served as vice Minister of the People's Armed Forces as well as member of the Workers' Party of Korea, North Korea's ruling communist party.

Kim Pong-ryul participated in the war against Germany[clarification needed] as a special armament of the former Soviet artillery during the Korean War, and returned to North Korea at the end of war in 1953.

In December 1972 he was appointed Vice-Chief of the Ministry of People's Armed Forces.

He was also a member of the Supreme People's Assembly for the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th and 9th convocations.

On April 20, 1992, he was promoted to the rank of Vice Marshal.