Kim Jong Il 김정일

Family

• fatherKim Il SungKim Il Sung김일성member of the Supreme People's AssemblyBorn 1912 · died aged 82Father, regime founder
• motherKim Jong SukKim Jong Suk김정숙Born 1917 · died aged 31Mother, revolutionary heroine
• spouseSong Hye RimSong Hye Rim성혜림Born 1937 · died aged 65First major consort, mother of Kim Jong Nam
• spouseKo Yong HuiKo Yong Hui고용희Spouse of the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of KoreaBorn 1952 · died aged 51Consort, mother of Kim Jong Chol, Kim Jong Un, and Kim Yo Jong
• spouseKim OkKim Ok김옥Spouse of the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of KoreaBorn 1964 · 62 years oldLongtime personal secretary and final consort
• siblingKim Kyong HuiKim Kyong Hui김경희member of the Supreme People's AssemblyBorn 1946 · 80 years oldSister, core inner circle supporter
• KMsiblingKim Man IlKMKim Man Il김만일Born 1944 · died aged 3
• half siblingKim Pyong IlKim Pyong Il김평일Ambassador to the Czech RepublicBorn 1954 · 72 years oldHalf-brother and succession rival
• childKim Jong NamKim Jong Nam김정남Born 1971 · died aged 45Eldest son, bypassed and assassinated
• KSchildKim Sol SongKSKim Sol Song김설송Born 1974 · 51 years oldDaughter with Kim Yong Suk
• KJchildKim Jong CholKJKim Jong Chol김정철Born 1981 · 45 years oldSecond son, bypassed for leadership
• childKim Jong UnKim Jong Un김정은President of the State Affairs CommissionBorn 1984 · 42 years oldThird son and chosen successor
• childKim Yo JongKim Yo Jong김여정Director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers’ Party of KoreaBorn 1987 · 39 years oldDaughter, key regime leader
• uncleKim Yong JuKim Yong Ju김영주member of the Supreme People's AssemblyBorn 1920 · died aged 101

Positions

1. 1997–2011General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Koreasource
2. 1994–2011Supreme Leader of North Koreasource
3. ?–nowmember of the Supreme People's Assemblysource
4. ?–nowPresident of the State Affairs Commissionsource
5. ?–nowEternal leaders of North Koreasource

Health

• Reported Believed to have suffered a stroke in 2008, after which he disappeared from public view for months. Also believed to have had diabetes and heart disease.CNN, 2011-12
• Confirmed State media said he died on 17 December 2011 of an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) on a train trip.Wikipedia: Death and state funeral of Kim Jong Il, 2011-12

Notable

• 2006-10 Conducted North Korea's first underground nuclear test on October 9, 2006 at Punggye-ri.source