Park Seh-jik

Park Seh-jik was a South Korean politician, bureaucrat and army general. He held many powerful positions throughout his lifetime, such as the Mayor of Seoul and the Director of Agency for National Security Planning, a preceding agency of the National Intelligence Service (NIS). He was President of the Seoul Organizing Committee for the 1986 Asian Games and 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
He died of acute pneumonia on 27 July 2009.

Early life

Park graduated from the Busan National University of Education. When the Korean War broke out, he enlisted as a soldier and eventually entered the Korea Military Academy, graduating in 1956 with the 12th class. While serving in the military, he received his master's degree from the Graduate School of English Language and Literature at Seoul National University.
Park eventually went on to receive a doctorate in education from the University of Southern California.

US Columbia University Honors Philosophy Dr.
Doctor of Honor Humanities Science, Tarson University, Maryland State, US
Honorary Doctorate in Humanities at Christ Baptist University in Dallas, Texas, US
Honorary Doctorate of Humanities at Aiken University, US
Doctor of Honorary Education, Daegu University
Daejeon University honorary Military Science doctorate degree

On 7 May 1986, Park was appointed and nominated as President of the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee to replace Roh Tae-woo before stepping down.

Park was appointed as Mayor of Seoul on 27 December 1990, succeeding Goh Kun. He held the office for 54 days before being succeeded by Lee Haewon on 18 February 1991.

Park was married to Hong Suk-ja. He had three children.

Park died on 27 July 2009, at the age of 75 due to acute pneumonia. He was survived by his wife, Hong Suk-ja, his two sons, and daughter.