Former army brigadier general who worked in the KCIA and the Yujeonghoe and served in the 10th National Assembly
| Life | 1928 |
| Era | 현대 |
| Clan | 영양 남씨 |
Nam Jae-han (南載漢, born 1928) is a soldier and politician from Uljin, North Gyeongsang, of the Yeongyang Nam clan, with pen names Dongpyeong and Sannam. A graduate of the 7th class of the Korea Military Academy, he served in security and intelligence, including as head of a security-unit security office, chief of the security section of the intelligence staff and Assistant Minister of Defense for intelligence, retiring as a brigadier general in 1969.
After retirement he served in the KCIA as assistant deputy director for intelligence, director of the investigation bureau, Gangwon branch head and assistant deputy director for security; in 1973 he became deputy head of administration of the Yujeonghoe and in 1974 chairman of its administrative committee. In 1978 he became a 10th National Assembly member nominated by the National Conference for Unification on the Yujeonghoe slate (succession).
In 1981 he chaired the Korean National Party's Uljin-Yeongdeok-Cheongsong district committee and was also active in business and scholarships, as president of Jeondong Industry, chairman of Hwaseo Sanggwa and chairman of the Yeongeun Scholarship Foundation. His activities were tied to intelligence and political bodies of the military-government era, so assessments may differ. Only confirmed points are given here. See the Yeongyang Nam clan page for the clan overview.
A Military Academy class-7 officer, he served in security and intelligence, including as Assistant Minister of Defense for intelligence, and retired as a brigadier general in 1969.
After the KCIA and the Yujeonghoe he became a 10th National Assembly member in 1978, then district party chairman, business executive and scholarship foundation chairman.