Kim Du-han | |
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Title | Member of the National Assembly of South Korea |
Term | 1954 - 1965 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Du-han |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Tuhan |
Pen name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Uisong |
McCune–Reischauer | Uisong |
Kim Du-han, also spelled Kim Doo-han (1918–1972), was the leader of the Korean organised crime of justice and the son of Kim Chwa-chin. His nickname was Uisong.
Doo Han Kim was the leader of the Jongro street gang during the Japanese occupation of Korea. He was considered to be the greatest fist fighter in Korea during his time.
After the end of Imperial Japanese rule in Korea, Kim joined Syngman Rhee's Liberal Party, where he served as a politician. He was elected to the Third National Assembly in 1954 and the Sixth National Assembly in 1965.
Kim was the grandfather of South Korean actor Song Il-gook whose mother, Kim Eul-dong, is a politician and the daughter of Kim, who was one year old when he died.