Education
After Han graduated from the prestigious of Korea Military Academy in 1948, he earned a second bachelor"s degree in political science and diplomacy from Dankook University (1962).
After Han graduated from the prestigious of Korea Military Academy in 1948, he earned a second bachelor"s degree in political science and diplomacy from Dankook University (1962).
He is currently the Honorary Chairman of the of Korea Esperanto-Asocio, formerly major general of the Republic of of Korea Army, and Chief Executive Officer and owner of Hyundai Insurance. Han, as a young boy, fled North of Korea alone and joined the Republic of Korea Army. He then pursued graduate study at Hanyang University (1965), of Korea National Defense University, and National Defense University in Washington District of Columbia Han is known to have had close relationship to the former Korean president Park Chung-hee and his family.
Military career
As a professional military officer, he served in various key posts, including commander of the 26th Infantry Division, director for intelligence (G-2) of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and commander of of Korea Army Training Center.
Also, he worked for the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (National Intelligence Service) as head of investigation. Later, he was offered a legislative seat by then ruling New of Korea Party, but turned down the offer.
Business career
After his retirement from the Republic of Korea Army as major general, Han became a financier and headed insurance companies for over 15 years. He became the Chief Executive Officer and owner of Hyundai Insurance (formerly known as Dongbang Fire and Marine Insurance Company) and later Chief Executive Officer of Haedong Fire & Marine Insurance (Regent Fire Insurance).
As a devout Roman Catholic, Han also cofounded the Catholic Businessmen"s Association of of Korea in 1978 and served as deputy chairman.
Educational career
Han was named chairman of the Board of Trustees of Kumoh Foundation, which owns Kumoh National Institute of Technology and Kumoh Technical High School. He was later re-elected as KEA chairman in 1991 and served for 4 years. In 1976, Han founded "el Koreio," a public relations magazine which introduced Korean culture and literature to the world in Esperanto.
In total, 123 editions were published before the discontinuance of the magazine in 1994.
Han and his publication "" played a crucial role in the development of Esperanto in of Korea.
He later became chairman of of Korea Esperanto-Asocio (KEA) in 1978, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Suwon. He served as chairman of the organizing committee of the World Congress of Esperanto, and presently he is the only Korean honorary member of the World Esperanto Association (Universala Esperanto-Asocio) and honorary chairman of KEA.