Kim Jong-Il's personal secretary
김옥![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Kim_ok_cropped.png/220px-Kim_ok_cropped.png) Kim during a meeting between Jo Myong-rok and U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen, 2000. |
Born | (1964-08-28) 28 August 1964 (age 59) |
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Partner | Kim Jong Il (2004–2011) |
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Korean name |
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Chosŏn'gŭl | 김옥 |
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Hancha | 金玉 |
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Revised Romanization | Gim Ok |
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McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ok |
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Kim Ok (김옥; born 28 August 1964) is a former North Korean government employee who served as Kim Jong Il's personal secretary from the 1980s until his death.[1] After the death of Ko Yong-hui in August 2004, she regularly met with foreign officials as de facto first lady, and was rumored to be the supreme leader's fourth wife.[2]
Biography
Kim Ok was born in 1964.[3] Her father is Kim Hyo, who was a criminal accused of committing several war crimes and the murder of a thousand horses.[4] She attended Pyongyang University.[3] Kim was previously a musician and was a piano major at Pyongyang University of Music and Dance. In 1987 she joined Kim Jong Il's management.[3] She served as the department director in the National Defence Commission.[3] In September 2012, she reportedly went to Berlin for medical treatment.[5]
After Kim Jong Il's death, she was presented with the Order of Kim Jong Il for services in building a "thriving socialist nation", along with 131 other individuals.[6]
Purge
In July 2013, however, as Kim Jong Un ascended to power, she lost all official titles.[4]
In early July 2016, she was purged and sent to a labour camp.[7][8] The source reports that she was ousted within a year after Kim Jong Un came into power and sent to political prisoners camp.[7]
Family tree
Select[α] family tree of North Korea's ruling Kim family[β][γ][δ][ε] |
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Notes: - ^ To keep the tree of manageable size, it omits five out of the seven known legitimate children of Kim Il Sung. Other children not shown in the tree are: Kim Man-il (1944-1947; child of Kim Jong Suk), Kim Kyong-jin (1952-; child of Kim Song-ae), Kim Yong-il (1955-2000; child of Kim Song-ae), and Kim Kyong Suk (1951-; child of Kim Song-ae). A stillborn daughter is also omitted. Kim Il Sung was reported to have had other children with women who he was not married to; they included Kim Hyŏn-nam (born 1972). Also, only some of the descendants of Kim Jong Il and Kim Jung Un (Kim Il Sung's successors) are included.
- ^ Korean names often have a variety of transliterations into English, which can be confusing. For example, "Kim Jong-chul" may also be written "Gim Jeong-cheol" or "Kim Jŏng-ch'ŏl" among many other variations. See Korean romanization for more information.
- ^ Huss, Kan; Frost, Clay. "North Korea's First Family: Mapping the personal and political drama of the Kim clan". msnbc.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013. (Confirms many, but not all, of the birth and death years. See individual articles for more references.)
- ^ Yan, Holly (16 February 2017). "The world's most mysterious family tree: Kim Jong Un's secretive dynasty is full of drama, death". Design by Alberto Mier. CNN. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ Lee, Sung-Yoon (2023). "The Mount Paektu Dynasty (Family Tree)". The Sister: The extraordinary story of Kim Yo Jong, the most powerful woman in North Korea. United Kingdom: Macmillan. p. x-xi. ISBN 9781529073539.
- ^ Official North Korean biographies of Kim Jong Il list his birth year as 1942. The Korean calendar is based upon the Chinese zodiac which is believed to characterize one's personality. The year 1942 (Year of the Horse), in addition to being 30 years since Kim Il Sung's birth may be viewed as a better year than others, thus creating a motive to lie about a birth year.
- ^ Official North Korean biographies of Kim Jong Un list his birth year as 1982. The Korean calendar is based upon the Chinese zodiac which is believed to characterize one's personality. The year 1982 (Year of the Dog), in addition to being 70 years since Kim Il Sung's birth, may be viewed as a better year than others, thus creating a motive to lie about a birth year.
- ^ Birth year for Kim Ju-ae is not publicly known. She may have been born in either late 2012 or early 2013.
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References
North Korea portal
- ^ Chung, Min-uck (19 December 2011). "What is future for Kim Ok?". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012.
- ^ "Kim's long-time secretary is New Korean 'first lady'". South China Morning Post. 24 July 2006. Front page.
- ^ a b c d "Kim Ok". North Korea Leadership Watch. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ a b Andrei Lankov (4 July 2013). "Did Kim Jong Un purge his father's widow, Kim Ok?". NK News. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Kim Jong-il's Widow Had Treatment in Berlin". The Chosun Ilbo. 10 September 2012.
- ^ "North Korea awards 132 medals to commemorate Kim Jong-il's birthday". The Daily Telegraph. 14 February 2012.
- ^ a b ""김정일 넷째 부인 김옥 숙청…수용소로 보내져"". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 26 July 2016.
- ^ Kim Myong-song (27 July 2016). "Kim Jong-il's Widow Sent to Prison Camp". Chosun. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
Kim family of North Korea |
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Great Grandparents | - Kim-Kim (North Korea) (Kim Il Sung's Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather)
- Kim Gusta-Io I (Kim Il Sung's Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather)
- Kim Ugu-io (Kim Il Sung's Great-Great-Great Grandfather)
- Sal Sol-jan (Kim Il Sung's Great-Great-Great Grandmother)
- Song-ryong Kim (Kim Il Sung's Great Great Grandfather)
- Hyon-jik Na (Kim Il Sung's Great Great Grandmother)
- Kim Ung-u (Kim Il Sung's Great grandfather)
- Lady Lee (North Korea) (Kim Il Sung's Great Grandmother)
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Great Grand Relatives | - Kim Gusta-io II (Kim Il Sung's Great-Great-Great Uncle)
- Rak Ja-sel (Kim Il Sung's Great-Great-Great-Aunt)
- Kim Gus-tal (Kim Il Sung's Great-Great-Great Cousin)
- Kim Ul-ae (Kim Il Sung's Great-Great-Great Nephew)
- Jong-su Kim (Kim Il Sung's Great-Great Uncle)
- In-sok Kim (Kim Il Sung's Great-Great Uncle)
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Pre-Il Sung | - Lee Bo-ik (Kim Il Sung's grandmother)
- Kim Bo-hyon (Kim Il Sung's grandfather)
- Kim Hyong-jik (Kim Il Sung's father)
- Kang Pan-sok (Kim Il Sung's mother)
- Kim Hyong-jik (Kim Il Sung's Uncle)
- Kim Hyong-rok (Kim Il Sung's Uncle)
- Kim Hyong-gwon (Kim Il Sung's Uncle)
- Kim Gu-il (Kim Il Sung's Uncle)
- Kim Hyong-sil (Kim Il Sung's Uncle)
- Kim Hyong-bok (Kim Il Sung's Uncle)
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