Kim Jong Un Younger Brother

But he was passed over in favor of his younger brother kim jong un.

Kim jong un younger brother. Kenji fujimoto kim jon il s personal sushi chef wrote in his memoir that kim jong il thought jong chul was too much like a. Kim jong nam died on 13 february 2017 in malaysia as the result of an apparent assassination likely conducted by north korea with vx nerve agent. Kim jong chul north korean leader kim jong un s elusive older brother is a talented musician and major eric clapton fan who has the respect of his powerful younger brother but he is. His older half brother kim jong nam was assassinated in february 2017.

Kim jong un has three siblings an older half brother kim jong nam and a younger sister kim yo jung 31 is expected to take over temporarily if the reports of her brother s death are true. Kim jong nam died monday soon after becoming ill at. Hong kong cnn the sudden death of north korean leader kim jong un s half brother was murder south korean officials announced wednesday. 2003 becoming an occasional critic of his family s regime.

Kim jong nam was exiled from north korea c. Kim jong chul born 25 september 1981 sometimes spelled kim jong chol is a son of former north korean supreme leader kim jong il. North korean dictator kim jong un s sister could be the hermit kingdom s most brutal leader if she succeeds him experts told the post on monday. He has ordered the purge or execution of several north korean officials.

His younger brother is current supreme leader kim jong un. He is also widely believed to have ordered the 2017 assassinationof his half brother kim jong nam in malaysia. Kim jong nam was the eldest son of deceased north korean leader kim jong il and the half brother of kim jong un who is currently the leader of north korea. He has presided over an expansion of the consumer economy construction projects and tourist attractions.