Born in 1893 in North Pyeongan Province, Kim Mun-hui joined the Provisional Government's Communications Bureau in March 1920, serving as a liaison in the Chosan area to relay orders and documents and raise independence funds. When the organization was uncovered he fled to Shanghai, and in 1924 he was elected a member of the Provisional Legislative Assembly. He was posthumously honored with the Order of Merit for National Foundation in 1995.