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Posted on 02/12/2026 9:00:00 AM PST by SeekAndFind
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has selected his teenage daughter as his heir, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers on Thursday.
Kim Ju Ae - who is believed to be 13 - has in recent months been pictured beside her father in high-profile events like a visit to Beijing in September, her first known trip abroad.
The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said it took a "range of circumstances" into account including her increasingly prominent public presence at official events" in making this assessment. The NIS also said it would keep close tabs on whether she will attend the North's party congress later this month - its largest political event that is held once every five years.
The party Congress is where Pyongyang is expected to give more details about priorities like foreign policy, war planning and nuclear ambitions for the next five years.
On Thursday lawmaker Lee Seong-kwen told reporters that Ju Ae, who was previously described by the NIS as being "trained" to be a successor, was now at the stage of "successor designation".
"As Kim Ju Ae has shown her presence at various events, including the founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army and her visit to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, and signs have been detected of her voicing her opinion on certain state policies, the NIS believes she has now entered the stage of being designated as successor," Lee said.
Ju Ae is the only known child of Kim Jong Un and his wife, Ri Sol Ju. The NIS believes Kim Jong Un has an older son, but this son has never been acknowledged nor shown on North Korean media.
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That's what I heard.
I wonder why he's not Kim's successor?
That’s democracy for you. /s
Kim IV!
A communist dynasty!
If history is a guide, there won’t be much middle ground for her
She will either last 70 years like Queen Elizabeth, or much more likely, last about 2 weeks, as did Napoleon’s son.
Big Sis may have a say in this. She looks like a real dragon lady ice queen.
What does KimJongUn’s sister think of this ?
I thought he had a sister who was really mean also. I’m wondering if she doesn’t make a power-play
She looks like she’s missing a chromosome.
First name is the last name.
Looks like North Korea will get a woman president before the USA. Democrats will be envious.
Can they just admit they are a theocratic monarchy?
She showed up at a few events, voiced her opinion once or twice and she’s now qualified. Sounds like our standards for DEI.
No chit.
“Gee, thanks dad”.
Greta Thunberg applied for the position, but the Kim family said no, thanks, we have our own little Greta.
She looks like her father.
That’s not going to age well...
Communists are perfectly fine with monarchies as long as you don’t call them that.
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