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Kim Jong Un Positioning Teen Daughter as Successor: South Korean Officials

South Korean lawmaker Lee Seong-kweun made the announcement after a closed-door meeting with the country’s intelligence service.
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Kim Jong Un Positioning Teen Daughter as Successor: South Korean Officials
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) with his wife Ri Sol Ju (R) and his daughter attend a feast to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the Korean People’s Army at an unspecified place in North Korea on Feb. 7, 2023. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
Jacki Thrapp
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made plans for his daughter to be his successor, a South Korean lawmaker briefed on the issue said on Feb. 12.

​The North Korean leader’s daughter is believed to be named Kim Ju-Ae and is approximately 13 years old.

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Jacki Thrapp
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Jacki Thrapp is an Emmy® Award-winning journalist based in Nashville. She previously worked at The New York Post, Fox News Channel and has written a series of Off-Broadway musicals in NYC. Contact her at [email protected]