Looks like the nominee for Minister of National Defense~

Minister of National Defense nominee Kang Shin-chul entered the Korea Military Academy as part of the 46th graduating class and was commissioned as an Army second lieutenant in 1990. He has since gained extensive experience in field command, national defense policy, and strategic/operational planning at the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He served as the commander of the Army's 11th Mechanized Infantry Division before taking on roles such as Director of Strategic Planning and Chief of Operations at the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He also participated in defense reform and security strategy-related tasks at the National Security Office. Later, he was promoted to Army General and served as the Deputy Commander of the ROK-US Combined Forces Command. After retiring from the military, he served as the Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, engaging in defense and defense industry cooperation as well as diplomatic affairs. Upon his nomination as the Minister of National Defense candidate on August 30, 2026, his diverse career, spanning from field command to operations, strategy, defense policy, the ROK-US alliance, and diplomatic engagement, is once again drawing attention.