Oh Kil-nam
Oh Kil-nam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 (age 82–83) |
| Known for | Economist, defector to North Korea |
| Spouse | Shin Suk-ja |
| Children | Oh Hae-won (1976) Oh Kyu-won (1978) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 오길남 |
| Hanja | 吳吉男 |
| Revised Romanization | O Gil-nam |
| McCune–Reischauer | O Kil-nam |
Oh Kil-nam (born 1942) is a retired South Korean economist, who was offered a job as an economist in North Korea, and so defected to North Korea with his wife Shin Suk-ja and daughters, then left them behind when he obtained political asylum in Denmark, where he was working in the North Korean embassy.