Kim Ja jeom

Kim Ja-jeom (Hangul: 김자점; Hanja: 金自點; 1588 – January 27, 1652) was a politician and Neo-Confucian scholar of the Joseon Dynasty. His pen name was Nakseo (Hangul: 낙서; Hanja: 洛西) and courtesy name was Seongji (Hangul: 성지; Hanja: 成之). He was one of the disciples of Seong Hon.

He was Joseon's prime minister from 1645 to 1650, and was an ancestor of Kim Gu, a famous Korean independence activist.

In 1646, threatened by the return of Im Gyeong-eop to the capital, Kim Ja-jeom's paid soldiers to have him assassinated.