11 hours ago
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Husband of South Korean heiress took part in US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites
Kevin Liu Huang, the husband of SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won's second daughter, Choi Min-jung, is serving with the US Combined Special Operations Joint Task Force – Central (CSOJTF-C) in the Middle East and is reported to have taken part in a recent Israeli
air strike operation against Iran
In a LinkedIn post shared earlier this week, Huang wrote: 'I thought deploying to the Middle East with a joint task force headquarters would be 'sleepy' vs working in Ukraine or IndoPacom.'
He added that he never imagined witnessing during his deployment 'the fall of the Assad regime, the Houthis' capitulation to our bombing campaigns, or joining the Israelis in directly bombing Iran'.
Based on his post, Huang is believed to have taken part in multiple key military operations, including the
collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria last December and a bombing campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen that recently ended in a ceasefire deal.
Most notably, he reportedly took part in the US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities on Sunday, which involved B-2 stealth bombers and Tomahawk missiles. According to his LinkedIn page, he assumed his role as operations officer for the Special Operations Joint Task Force – Central, Special Operations Command Centcom in November 2024.
Considering that he married South Korea's Choi in October last year at the Grand Walkerhill Hotel in Seoul, it appears he was deployed to the Middle East shortly after the wedding. The CSOJTF-C oversees integrated special operations across the Middle East and conducts counterterrorism and joint missions with allied forces, including Israel and Saudi Arabia.
