General Hyon Yong-chol () is a senior North Korean military officer. Hyon was promoted to the rank of four-star general (대장) alongside Kim Jong Un, Kim Kyong Hui, Kim Kyong Ok, Choe Ryong Hae, and Choe Pu Il in September 2010. He was listed as number 77 on the national funeral committee in the wake of Kim Jong Il's death in December 2011. Hyon was named as a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea on 28 September 2010. In February 2012, Hyon received the Order of Kim Jong Il.[citation needed] Hyon has been reportedly demoted to General in November 2012.