Chung Hwan Kwak | |
Hangul | 곽정환 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gwak Jeong-hwan |
McCune–Reischauer | Kwak Chŏnghwan |
Chung Hwan Kwak (born January 22, 1936) is a prominent leader of the international Unification Church, having been appointed to many leadership positions in Unification Church affiliated organizations by church founder Sun Myung Moon. Since 2002 Kwak has been the Chairman and President of News World Communications, which is affiliated with the church and owns United Press International, and numerous other publications, including the Middle East Times, and Tiempos del Mundo, a Spanish-language newspaper published in 16 countries throughout the Americas. He is also the president of the Family Party for the Universal Peace and Unity, a South Korean political party founded by the Unification Church, one of whose main goals is the reunification of Korea. He was formerly the President of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (the Unification Church's official title) and has been described as Sun Myung Moon's assistant and advisor. His daughter, Jun Sook Kwak, is married to Moon's son, Hyun Jin Moon.
Kwak is also the Chairman of the Social Responsibility Committee for the Asian Football Confederation.