Ahn Cheol-soo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ahn Cheol-soo

South Korean businessman, politician, and former professor

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1962

Place of Birth: Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea

Profession: physician, computer scientist, politician, entrepreneur, university teacher, physiologist

Nationality: South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Ahn Cheol-soo (Korean: ??? [an t???l.s?u]; born 26 February 1962) is a South Korean politician, medical doctor, businessperson and software entrepreneur.
A two-time former presidential election candidate in 2012 and 2017, Ahn is currently the Bareunmirae Party's candidate for the Seoul mayorship.He ran as an independent candidate for the presidential election in 2012, but withdrew a month before the election took place to support Moon Jae-in whom he ran against in 2017 as the People's Party nominee.
He was a founding co-leader and the party leader of the People's Party until his party and Bareun Party merged as Bareunmirae Party in February 2018. Prior to politics, Ahn founded AhnLab, Inc., an antivirus software company, in 1995.
He was chairman of the board and Chief Learning Officer of AhnLab until September 2012, and remains the company's largest stakeholder.
Prior to entering politics, Ahn served as dean of the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology at Seoul National University until September 2012.