Daughter of Kim Jong-il (born 1974)
김설송Born | (1973-12-30) 30 December 1973 (age 50)
North Korea |
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Alma mater | Kim Il-sung University |
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Occupation | Lieutenant colonel in the North Korean People's Army |
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Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
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Parent(s) | Kim Jong Il Kim Young-sook |
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Relatives | Kim family |
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Korean name |
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Chosŏn'gŭl | 김설송 |
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Hancha | 金雪松 |
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Revised Romanization | Gim Seol-song |
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McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŏlsong |
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Kim Sol-song (Korean: 김설송; born 30 December 1973) is the daughter of North Korea's former leader Kim Jong Il and Kim Young-sook. She has been active within the propaganda department, been in charge of literary affairs, and previously led the security and schedule of her father as his secretary.[1][2]
The name "Sol-song" literally means "snow pine," and was given by her grandfather, Kim Il Sung.[1]
Sol-song was a favourite of her father. Like him, she attended Kim Il-sung University, majoring in economics. She may also have studied in Paris in the autumn of 2005.[1] After graduating, she was assigned to the propaganda department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.[1] She was in charge of literary affairs: all the signatures on works of literature coming into the department were signed by her.[1]
Starting in the late 1990s, Sol-song was in charge of managing the security and schedule of Kim Jong-Il. She accompanied her father during trips to North Korean Army units and local villages. During these trips, she was observed wearing the uniform of a lieutenant colonel.[1]
Sol-song was described by a North Korean defector as "intelligent" and "beautiful." She has hair down to her waist and is 1.65 meters (5 ft 5 in) tall.[1]
Select[α] family tree of North Korea's ruling Kim family[β][γ][δ][ε] |
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Notes: - ^ To keep the tree of manageable size, it omits five out of the seven known legitimate children of Kim Il Sung. Other children not shown in the tree are: Kim Man-il (1944-1947; child of Kim Jong Suk), Kim Kyong-jin (1952-; child of Kim Song-ae), Kim Yong-il (1955-2000; child of Kim Song-ae), and Kim Kyong Suk (1951-; child of Kim Song-ae). A stillborn daughter is also omitted. Kim Il Sung was reported to have had other children with women who he was not married to; they included Kim Hyŏn-nam (born 1972). Also, only some of the descendants of Kim Jong Il and Kim Jung Un (Kim Il Sung's successors) are included.
- ^ Korean names often have a variety of transliterations into English, which can be confusing. For example, "Kim Jong-chul" may also be written "Gim Jeong-cheol" or "Kim Jŏng-ch'ŏl" among many other variations. See Korean romanization for more information.
- ^ Huss, Kan; Frost, Clay. "North Korea's First Family: Mapping the personal and political drama of the Kim clan". msnbc.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013. (Confirms many, but not all, of the birth and death years. See individual articles for more references.)
- ^ Yan, Holly (16 February 2017). "The world's most mysterious family tree: Kim Jong Un's secretive dynasty is full of drama, death". Design by Alberto Mier. CNN. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ Lee, Sung-Yoon (2023). "The Mount Paektu Dynasty (Family Tree)". The Sister: The extraordinary story of Kim Yo Jong, the most powerful woman in North Korea. United Kingdom: Macmillan. p. x-xi. ISBN 9781529073539.
- ^ Official North Korean biographies of Kim Jong Il list his birth year as 1942. The Korean calendar is based upon the Chinese zodiac which is believed to characterize one's personality. The year 1942 (Year of the Horse), in addition to being 30 years since Kim Il Sung's birth may be viewed as a better year than others, thus creating a motive to lie about a birth year.
- ^ Official North Korean biographies of Kim Jong Un list his birth year as 1982. The Korean calendar is based upon the Chinese zodiac which is believed to characterize one's personality. The year 1982 (Year of the Dog), in addition to being 70 years since Kim Il Sung's birth, may be viewed as a better year than others, thus creating a motive to lie about a birth year.
- ^ Birth year for Kim Ju-ae is not publicly known. She may have been born in either late 2012 or early 2013.
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Kim Jong-Il's Daughter Serves as His Secretary". The Seoul Times. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "North Korea's secretive 'first family'". BBC News. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
Kim family of North Korea |
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Great Grandparents | - Kim-Kim (North Korea) (Kim Il Sung's Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather)
- Kim Gusta-Io I (Kim Il Sung's Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather)
- Kim Ugu-io (Kim Il Sung's Great-Great-Great Grandfather)
- Sal Sol-jan (Kim Il Sung's Great-Great-Great Grandmother)
- Song-ryong Kim (Kim Il Sung's Great Great Grandfather)
- Hyon-jik Na (Kim Il Sung's Great Great Grandmother)
- Kim Ung-u (Kim Il Sung's Great grandfather)
- Lady Lee (North Korea) (Kim Il Sung's Great Grandmother)
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Great Grand Relatives | - Kim Gusta-io II (Kim Il Sung's Great-Great-Great Uncle)
- Rak Ja-sel (Kim Il Sung's Great-Great-Great-Aunt)
- Kim Gus-tal (Kim Il Sung's Great-Great-Great Cousin)
- Kim Ul-ae (Kim Il Sung's Great-Great-Great Nephew)
- Jong-su Kim (Kim Il Sung's Great-Great Uncle)
- In-sok Kim (Kim Il Sung's Great-Great Uncle)
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Pre-Il Sung | - Lee Bo-ik (Kim Il Sung's grandmother)
- Kim Bo-hyon (Kim Il Sung's grandfather)
- Kim Hyong-jik (Kim Il Sung's father)
- Kang Pan-sok (Kim Il Sung's mother)
- Kim Hyong-jik (Kim Il Sung's Uncle)
- Kim Hyong-rok (Kim Il Sung's Uncle)
- Kim Hyong-gwon (Kim Il Sung's Uncle)
- Kim Gu-il (Kim Il Sung's Uncle)
- Kim Hyong-sil (Kim Il Sung's Uncle)
- Kim Hyong-bok (Kim Il Sung's Uncle)
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