Nationality North Korean McCune–Reischauer Kim Yojong Spouse Choe Song (m. 2014) Choson'gul 김여정 Name Kim Yo-jong | Hancha 金與正 Parents Kim Jong-il | |
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Cousins Jang Kum-song, Kim In-kang, Kim Eun-song Similar People Kim Jong‑un, Kim Jong‑il, Kim Jong‑chul, Choe Ryong‑hae, Kim Kyong‑hui | ||
Grandparents Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-suk Revised Romanization Gim Yeojeong Siblings Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-nam |
North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un’s Sister, Kim Yo Jong, Makes History At Olympics | NBC News
Kim Yo-jong (Korean: 김여정, born 26 September 1987) is the younger sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un and younger daughter of late leader Kim Jong-il.
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- North Korea Leader Kim Jong Uns Sister Kim Yo Jong Makes History At Olympics NBC News
- Who Is Kim Jong Uns Sister Kim Yo Jong
- Personal life
- Career
- References
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Who Is Kim Jong Un's Sister — Kim Yo Jong?
Personal life
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Kim Yo-jong was born as the daughter of Kim Jong-il and his wife Ko Yong-hui on 26 September 1987. She and Kim Jong-un studied together in Switzerland from 1996 to 2000, and she may have studied at the Kim Il-sung Military University after her return. She also studied computer science at Kim Il-sung University where she is said to have studied with Kim Eun-gyong, the daughter of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota.
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In January 2015, she reportedly married Choe Song, the second son of government official Choe Ryong-hae. However, South Korean government sources have since denied the accuracy of these reports. Kim Yo-jong was pregnant and expecting a child in May 2015. The father, not identified, is thought to be a fellow alumnus of Kim Il-sung university and either an official at the Workers Party's Room 39 or working at a military unit responsible for guarding the country's leader.
Career
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She was first spotted at a photo session for participants at the 3rd Conference of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in September 2010, when she stood next to her father's personal secretary and alleged mistress Kim Ok.
Kim Yo-jong was given much publicity during the funeral service for Kim Jong-il in December 2011, when she appeared several times alongside her brother Kim Jong-un or leading funeral processions of central officials, despite not even being a funeral committee member, and she was never named. She was then reportedly given a position under the National Defence Commission at the beginning of 2012 as tour manager for Kim Jong-un, but has not appeared in news reports except for November 2012, when the Korean Central Television showed her accompanying Kim Jong-un at a military riding ground. She was officially mentioned for the first time on 9 March 2014, as she accompanied her brother in voting for the Supreme People's Assembly. Kim Yo-jong was identified as a "senior official" of the WPK Central Committee.
Sources indicate that Kim Jong-un may be grooming Kim Yo-jong to replace their aunt Kim Kyong-hui (with whom Kim Yo-jong is said to have a good relationship) in her supporting role.
In October 2014, she was reported to have possibly taken over state duties for her ailing brother while he underwent medical treatment.
On 28 November 2014, she was named vice director of the Workers Party's Propaganda and Agitation Department. Since March 2015, she has been its head. She also holds a vice ministerial post but her portfolio is not known. She regularly accompanies Kim Jong-un on his "field guidance" trips.
On 24 July 2015, Kim Yo-jong was put in charge of North Korea’s Propaganda and Agitation Department (PAD). As the vice director of the country’s propaganda arm, she was in charge of developing her brother’s cult of personality. She replaced Kim Ki-nam. Thae Yong-ho, a North Korean defector and former diplomat, said in 2017 that Kim Yo-jong organised all major public events in North Korea. Kim Yo-jong was said to have encouraged her brother to present an image of a "man of the people" with, for example, rides on fairground attractions and friendship with the basketball star Dennis Rodman.