Ri Jong-san (1922 – July 23, 2011) was a military officer and politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

He was born in China in 1922, He worked with Kim Il Sung as the first generation of anti-Japanese mountain guerrilla.

Under Kim Il Sung, he served as Lieutenant General, Gunsu-Dong-Won, etc., and was promoted to Vice Marshal of the Korean People's Army in 1997.

[1] Beginning in 2000, he was a minister without portfolio in the Cabinet of North Korea, but has been unable to participate due to illness.

Li Jong-san was ranked 49th in the protocol at the time of the formation of the 1st Vice-chairman's Presidency Committee in 2010.