Choi Soon-sil
Choi Soon-sil | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 June 1956 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Chung Yoo-ra |
| Parent(s) | Choi Tae-min (father) Lim Seon-yi (mother) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 최순실 |
| Hanja | 崔順實 |
| RR | Choe Sunsil |
| MR | Ch'oe Sunsil |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 최필녀 |
| Hanja | 崔畢女 |
| RR | Choe Pilnyeo |
| MR | Ch'oe P'illyŏ |
| Legal name | |
| Hangul | 최서원 |
| RR | Choe Seowon |
| MR | Ch'oe Sŏwŏn |
Choi Soon-sil (Korean: 최순실; pronounced [t͡ɕʰø.sun.ɕil]; born June 23, 1956) is a South Korean businesswoman known primarily for her involvement in the 2016 South Korean political scandal, stemming from her influence over the 11th President of South Korea, Park Geun-hye. In 2018, a court sentenced Choi to 20 years in prison on corruption charges. Due to Choi's concurrent involvement in her father's religious cult, reporting media have called her "South Korea's Rasputin", in reference to Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin.