Ryu Hyun-woo (Korean: 류현우; born in 1973 in Pyongyang) is a former North Korean ambassador to Kuwait.
He defected to South Korea in September 2019.
[1] Ryu’s wife is the daughter of Jon Il-chun, who oversaw operations of North Korea’s Room 39 for over a decade.
[2] Ryu was posted to Syria from 2010 to 2013.
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