Chairman of Sungae Medical Foundation, Chairman of Kwangmyung Medical Foundation, Honorary Consul of Mongolia in Incheon-Kwangmyung, Republic of Korea

History

  • March 1943 Graduated from the 3rd High School of Pyungyang
  • July 1949 Graduated from Pyungyang Medical School
  • April 1951 Became president of the brigade hospital of the 8240th
    unit of the UN
  • Dec 1957 Established Sungae Clinic in Nonsan, Chungnam
  • Feb 1968 Established Sungae Clinic in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul
  • Dec 1978 Established Sungae Hospital in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul
  • Aug 1982 Established the Sungae Medical Foundation
  • Oct 1986 Became an adjunct professor at Korea Medical College
  • Apr 1989 Established the Kwangmyung Medical Foundation
  • Dec 1990 Became vice-chairman of the Northern Regional Exchange
  • May 1995 Became vice-chairman of the Mongolia-Korea Exchange
    Association
  • May 1997 Became chairman of the Yunghye Welfare Foundation,
    a social welfare organization
  • Aug 1999 Became an honorary member of the Love Foundation,
    a Mongolian welfare organization (first non-Mongolian member)
  • 2005 –present Chairman of the Sungae Medical Foundation,
    Kwangmyung Medical Foundation
    Chairman of a social welfare organization, the Yunghye
    Foundation
    Chairman of the Yunghye Foundation, a social welfare
    organization
    Honorary member of the Love Foundation, a Mongolian
    welfare organization
    Chairman of the Mongolia-Korea Exchange Association
    Vice-chairman of the Northern Regional Exchange
    Association
    Executive director of the Korean Hospital Association

Awards

  • Dec 1983 Commendation from the
    Minister of Health and Society,
    Republic of Korea
  • Dec 1993 Commendation from the President, Republic of Korea
  • May 1997 Philanthropy Award from the Korean Hospital Association
  • Nov 1997 Commendation from the President, Republic of Korea
  • Jan 1999 Moran Medal, Republic of Korea
  • Feb 1999 Distinguished Order of Diplomatic Service, Mongolia
  • May 2001 Hunginjang Medal, Republic of Korea
  • Aug 2004 Polaris Medal, Mongolia
  • Apr 2010 Mugungwha Medal, Republic of Korea
  • Sep 2010 Honorary head of Yeongdeungpo-gu