Kim Yo Jong: A Woman at the Height of Power in North Korea’s Kim Dynasty

Kim Yo Jong: A Woman at the Height of Power in North Korea’s Kim Dynasty
Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, delivers a speech during the national meeting against the coronavirus, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Aug. 10, 2022. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
Justin Zhang
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North Korea’s enigmatic Kim dynasty, a regime shrouded in mystery, has held power for three generations. Its leaders have been venerated as the “Sun of mankind” and the “Guardian of the Earth” through a carefully orchestrated system of indoctrination.

However, in this male-dominated regime, a woman is steadily gaining prominence, recognized by several national intelligence agencies as a possible successor to Kim Jong Un. This rising figure is none other than Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, who presently serves as the Deputy Department Director of the Publicity and Information Department of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK).