and is being investigated for allegedly taking bribes.
Who is Kim Jong-yang?
Mr Kim, 57, is a former South Korean police officer who once served as head of police in Gyeonggi, the country's most populous province.
He was already senior vice-president of Interpol and had been serving as acting president since Mr Meng's disappearance. He will serve out the remaining two years of Mr Meng's term.
Although his role as president is largely ceremonial - the day-to-day running of Interpol is led by Secretary-General Jürgen Stock - it does wield influence.
Upon his election, Mr Kim said: "Our world is now facing unprecedented changes which present huge challenges to public security and safety.
"To overcome them, we need a clear vision: we need to build a bridge to the future."
Who is Alexander Prokopchuk?
Mr Prokopchuk is a Russian general who worked for many years with Russia's interior ministry.
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Russian Alexander Prokopchuk was widely considered the frontrunner for the post
While he was Interpol's Moscow bureau chief, he was accused of abusing the so-called red notice system - international arrest warrants - to target those who were critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
No such accusations have been levelled at him while he has been one of Interpol's four vice-presidents.
Moscow said Mr Prokopchuk would remain an Interpol vice-president and "focus on strengthening the position of Interpol in the international police community and increasing the efficiency of the organisation's work".
Who opposed Prokopchuk's candidacy and why?
There had been growing fears among Russian human rights groups and officials from other countries that Moscow would use his position as president to target its political opponents.
A bipartisan group of US senators said electing Mr Prokopchuk would be "akin to putting a fox in charge of the henhouse", while a prominent Kremlin critic said it would be like "putting the mafia in charge".
This prompted a furious response from Moscow, who said such comments amounted to a "certain kind of interference in the electoral process of an international organisation".
Both the UK foreign office and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo threw their weight behind Kim Jong-yang's candidacy. Lithuania had threatened to withdraw from Interpol if Mr Prokopchuk was elected.
a 2012 range of sanctions from the United States on top Russian officials accused of corruption.
He welcomed the rejection of Mr Prokopchuk saying: "Reason prevails in this dark world."
"The clear next step is to suspend Russia from Interpol for its consistent and serial abuse of the Red Notice and diffusion system for political purposes," he added.
What is Interpol?
The International Criminal Police Organisation brings together police forces from 194 countries, which share intelligence and assist with searches for wanted and missing people.
What powers does it have?
Interpol does not have its own officers, and all investigations and arrests are made by the national police of a member country.
But the organisation can issue Red Notices, which are effectively international arrest warrants.