Who is The Reverend Sun Myung Moon from Mao II and what is their importance?

Reverend Moon is the real-life founder and leader of an international religious group officially called the Unification Church, but which is referred to by most as a cult. The goals of the organization, and of its leader, are to bring a particular understanding and/or perception of God and faith to the world. He demands complete devotion and submission from those who follow his teachings, and as such can be seen as one of the novel's several metaphoric representations/explorations of the theme of dictatorship (see "Themes")