Vice Marshal Ri Yong-ho (Chosŏn'gŭl: 리영호; Hancha: 李英浩; MR: Ri Yŏngho; born 5 October 1942) is a former North Korean military officer who was Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army from 2009 to 2012, as well as a member of the central presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea from September 2010 to July 2012. In 2012, he was reported to be under house arrest.Born in Tongchon County, Kangwon Province on 5 October 1942, Ri Yong-ho joined the Korean People's Army in August 1959. He graduated from the Kim Il-sung Military University. Wikipedia