Feb 28, 2023 · Kim, the son of the former leader, Kim Jong-il, is the third leader of North Korea and has been in power since 2011. It is thought that since he has not publicly anointed an heir apparent, his...

Feb 12, 2024 · There are two main theories regarding North Korea’s succession, the “Kim Ju Ae succession theory” and “the unconfirmed eldest son theory.” Well-known proponents of the Kim Ju Ae theory include Cheong Seong-Chang (director of the Center for Korean Peninsula Strategy at the Sejong Research Institute) and Jeong Se-Hyun (a former minister ...

Mar 8, 2023 · SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea's top intelligence agency on Tuesday confirmed – again – that North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has three children and the eldest is a boy.

Nov 21, 2023 · North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is known to have a son with his wife, Ri Sol-ju. According to the National Intelligence Service (NIS), the couple has three children.

[e] He is the third son of Kim Jong Il, who was the second supreme leader of North Korea, and a grandson of Kim Il Sung, the founder and first supreme leader of the country. From late 2010, Kim was viewed as the successor to the North Korean leadership.

Following his death in 1994, Kim Il Sung's role as supreme leader was passed to his son, Kim Jong Il, and then in 2011 to his grandson, Kim Jong Un. The three served as leaders of the WPK, and as North Korea's supreme leaders since the state's establishment in 1948.

Mar 7, 2023 · North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has at least three children, South Korea’s spy officials told Seoul lawmakers Tuesday, just months after the supreme leader unveiled his daughter to...

Apr 28, 2020 · NORTH KOREAN leader Kim Jong-un is reported to have died this weekend, but South Korea has since said Kim is "alive and well". Who is Kim Jong-un's son? How many children does he have?

Dec 30, 2017 · You know Melania Trump, meet North Korea's First Lady, Ri Sol Ju. But does he have a son to carry the ruling family name?

Mar 7, 2023 · South Korea's intelligence agency confirmed that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has three children. “We are certain that Kim Jong-un's oldest child is a son,” said Kim Kyou-hyun, head of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), on Tuesday.