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The agency is also investigating whether Kim Jong Un has an older son. However, analysts say that even if he does have an older son, he does not appear to hold any position in the line of succession. South Korea’s National Intelligence Ser
The agency is also investigating whether Kim Jong Un has an older son. However, analysts say that even if he does have an older son, he does not appear to hold any position in the line of succession. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service has revealed that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter and potential successor, Kim Ju Ae, also has a younger sister or brother, although the child’s gender has not been disclosed.
According to intelligence officials, the birth order of children within North Korea’s ruling family has long remained a closely guarded secret. However, Kim Ju Ae is currently being formally groomed to assume leadership.
The agency is also investigating whether Kim Jong Un has an older son. However, analysts say that even if such a son exists, he does not appear to have any place in the line of succession. Kim Ju Ae first appeared in public in 2022 during a test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Since then, she has increasingly been seen alongside her father at major events.
She regularly attends important state functions, military parades, and major diplomatic events. North Korean state media now also refers to her as a “great person of guidance,” a title that was previously reserved for the country’s highest-ranking leaders. The title, along with her growing public presence, is being seen as a sign of her strengthening position within the next generation of the Kim family and her potential role as the country’s future leader.
