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North Korea’s Next Ruler? Kim Jong-Un’s Daughter, Seoul’s Spies Say

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North Korea has never named her, confirmed her age or acknowledged her as Kim Jong-un’s heir. Yet South Korea’s spy agency says the evidence is now unmistakable: his daughter Kim Ju-ae has “effectively” become the successor-in-waiting. The assessment, delivered in a closed-door briefing to the National Assembly’s intelligence committee, was shared with journalists by Youn […]

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In the immense Kim Il-sung Square of Pyongyang, between columns of soldiers, gala uniforms and the martial choreography that accompanies every great celebration of the regime, all the...

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Kim Ju-ae is currently estimated to be 13 years old. She first appeared in public in November 2022 while accompanying Kim Jong-un.

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South Korea's intelligence holds that Kim Ju-ae, the daughter of Kim Jong-un, has effectively entered the successor designation stage, despite Pyongyang's failure to officially confirm her name, age and heirship status.

On the 1st, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) assessed that the reason for the increased media exposure of Kim Jong-un's daughter, Ju-ae, is that she has effectively entered the stage of being designated as the successor. The NIS reported this to the National Assembly's Intelligence Committee at a plenary meeting that day, stating that they believe the purpose is to imprint her as a leader in the minds of the North Korean people, according…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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