Ex-CFC deputy commander Kang Shin-chul named defense minister

Kang Shin-chul, South Korea's ambassador to Saudi Arabia who was nominated Sunday as defense minister, is a retired four-star Army general with extensive experience in military operations and South Korea-US alliance affairs. Born in Seoul in 1968, Kang graduated from the Korea Military Academy as a member of its 46th class and was commissioned as an infantry second lieutenant in 1990. During his 35-year military career, Kang held a series of key posts, including chief of the policy division at t