N’Korea leader’s daughter believed to have younger sibling, South says

Vanguard News | 10-09-2026 10:32am |

South Korea's spy agency has said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter and apparent successor is believed to have a younger sibling. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) assessed that Kim Ju Ae is being groomed as the successor and understands she has a younger sibling of unknown gender. Kim Ju Ae was first introduced to the public in 2022 when she accompanied her father to the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. The NIS added that it was continuing to verify details about Kim Ju Ae.

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