Yoon Suk Yeol (Korean: 윤석열; [b] born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician and prosecutor who has served as the 13th president of South Korea since 2022. Following his impeachment, his powers are currently suspended. Yoon was born in Seoul and earned two degrees from Seoul National University.

Jan 27, 2025 · South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has become the country’s first leader to be indicted, less than two weeks after he was the first to be detained. The impeached, jailed president, who had been holed up in his presidential compound for weeks after issuing a shocking martial law decree last month, now faces rebellion charges that are punishable by the death …

5 days ago · Yoon Suk-Yeol (born December 18, 1960, Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean lawyer and public official who served as prosecutor general (2019–21) and president (2022–24) of South Korea. On December 3, 2024, he declared martial law, ostensibly to combat “pro-North Korean” elements in the government, but he reversed himself just hours later.

Jan 15, 2025 · Yoon Suk Yeol has become South Korea's first sitting president to be arrested after investigators scaled barricades and cut through barbed wire to take him into custody.

Dec 4, 2024 · South Korea's impeached president Yook Suk Yeol has been charged with insurrection over his short-lived martial law declaration on 3 December. The 64-year-old was arrested on 15...

Dec 30, 2024 · A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, the embattled leader who plunged the country into political chaos by his shock decision to declare martial...

Jan 14, 2025 · South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has so far refused to cooperate with investigators after he was arrested for questioning on Wednesday, the country’s anti-corruption agency said.

Jan 15, 2025 · South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's term in office has been dogged by personal scandals, an unyielding opposition and rifts within his own party, and a rapid fall from grace over his short ...

Jan 3, 2025 · After a dramatic six-hour long standoff with security, South Korean police have called off an attempt to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Yoon Suk Yeol (Hangul: 윤석열; Hanja: 尹錫悅, born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician and former public prosecutor. Yoon is the 13th President of South Korea. He took office in 2022. He was Prosecutor General of South Korea from 2019 to 2021.