North Korea leader's daughter believed to have younger sibling: Seoul
The spy agency said it is still verifying whether Kim Jong Un has a son, while maintaining that Kim Ju Ae is his likely successor.
- The National Intelligence Service stated Thursday that North Korea leader Kim likely has a younger child of unconfirmed gender, while reaffirming his daughter, around 13, remains his likely heir.
- Since 1948, all three North Korea leaders have been male members of the Kim family; some experts doubt whether officials would accept female command due to deep-rooted patriarchy and male-dominated power.
- North Korean state media depicts the daughter as Kim's 'most beloved' child, showing her rising political standing through footage of high-profile events; her reported name originates from former NBA star Dennis Rodman's 2013 account from Pyongyang.
- In a photo from Sunday, September 6, Kim and his daughter attended a commissioning ceremony for the destroyer Kang Kon at a port in Wonsan; Independent journalists could not verify the event distributed via the Korean Central News Agency.
- Some experts suggest the daughter's rise could eventually end family rule if she hands power to a child from another lineage, while Kim remains young and designating an heir could diminish his absolute power.
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Kim’s daughter still seen as heir amid questions over son
SEOUL (AP): South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) said it is trying to determine if North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has an older son while reaffirming its assessment that his daughter is the likely heir to the nation’s leadership.
South Korean intelligence is still investigating whether North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has an older son, but has confirmed its assessment that his daughter Kim Ju-e is likely to be his successor. This is reported by the Associated Press, quoted by News.bg. The South Korean intelligence agency said that even if he has a son, he is probably not in a position to succeed him. They also claim that Kim Jong-un has a younger child, whose gender has n…
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South Korean intelligence tries to determine whether the North Korean leader has a son, although he keeps his teenage daughter Ju Ae as the figure with the most chance of succeeding him.
South Korea trying to learn if Kim Jong-un has a son but daughter's status as heir appears solid
South Korea's National Intelligence Service said it is trying to determine if North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has an older son while reaffirming its assessment that his daughter is the likely heir to the nation's leadership.
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