Kim Jong Un As A 11-Year-Old Boy
Kim Jong Un (pictured above), the youngest of three sons of North Korea dictator Kim Jong Il, is said to have picked as his father’s successor long time, but there never had proofs to support the claim. It was rumored Kim Jong Un, 25, would stand for a seat to the Supreme People’s Assembly at 2009 March 8’s North Korean Parliamentary Election, which was thought as a key step for him to become the country’s powerful political figure. But that did not happen. The latest report from South Korea’s Yohap Agency said Kim Jong Un was recently appointed by his ailing father Kim Jong Il to a post in the communist nation’s top military organization National Defense Commission- a sign many North Korean observers deemed he was the heir apparent.
“Kim Jong-un had been appointed to a low-level post, called ‘instructor’ at the National Defense Commission days before the first session of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly meeting was held” on April 9, the source said. Another source also said that Jong-un works at the commission, but that his exact post remains unconfirmed.
Sources noted that Jong-un’s course of “succession lessons” is different from that of his father, who started his political career in the Workers’ Party. They said the move shows the authority of the National Defense Commission headed by Kim under his military-first policy.
Kim Jong Un, (also Kim Jong-woon, Kim Jong-woong, 金正云 in Chinese), was born to Kim Jong Il’s third wife/mistress Ko Yong Hee (also Ko Yong Hi), a Japan-born Korean actress. There is extremely little known about Jong Un, except that he once received the education in Europe’s Swithzerland.
Jong-un was educated at the International School of Berne and is known to be a fan of NBA basketball. After returning to Pyongyang in his late teens, he has lived a reclusive life, and very little is known about his character.
His appointment as father’s heir is on par with the revelation of Kim Jong-il’s former Japanese chef Kenji Fujimoto who said years ago Kim Jong Un is Kim Jong Il’s preferred successor. Jong Un’s two brothers are Kim Jong Chul (27) and Kim Kim Jong Nam (38, half-brother).
An ailing Kim Jong Il was seen inspecting the swimming pool construction work at King Il Seng University in this undated photo released by KNCA. Kim’s poor health is beleieve as the major reason he tapped an heir early.
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