Choi Kyu-hah

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His Excellency Choi Kyu-hah
최규하
Official portrait, 1979
4th President of South Korea
In office October 26, 1979 – August 16, 1980 Acting to December 6, 1979
Prime Minister	Shin Hyun-hwak Park Choong-hoon (acting)
Preceded by	Park Chung Hee
Succeeded by	Chun Doo-hwan
12th Prime Minister of South Korea
In office December 18, 1975 – December 12, 1979
President	Park Chung Hee
Preceded by	Kim Jong-pil
Succeeded by	Shin Hyun-hwak
Personal details
Born	(1919-07-16)July 16, 1919 Genshū-men, Genshū-gun, Kōgen-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died	October 22, 2006(2006-10-22) (aged 87) Mapo, Seoul, South Korea
Resting place	Daejeon National Cemetery
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Hong Gi ​ ​ (m. 1935; died 2004)​
Alma mater	Tokyo Higher Normal School
Signature
Korean name
Hangul	최규하
Hanja	崔圭夏
Revised Romanization	Choe Gyuha
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Kyuha
Art name
Hangul	현석
Hanja	玄石
Revised Romanization	Hyeonseok
McCune–Reischauer	Hyŏnsŏk
Courtesy name
Hangul	서옥
Hanja	瑞玉
Revised Romanization	Seook
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏok

Choi Kyu-hah (Korean: 최규하; IPA: [tɕʰø ɡjuha, - kjuha]; July 16, 1919 – October 22, 2006), also spelled Choi Kyu-ha or Choi Gyu-ha, was a South Korean politician who served as the fourth president of South Korea from 1979 to 1980.