Kim Jong-nam

Also known as Kim Jongnam, Kim Jong Nam, Kim Chol

Oldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (1971-2017)

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Kim Jong-nam was the oldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, born in 1971 and died in 2017. His significance lies in the fact that as the eldest son, he was initially in line to lead North Korea before being passed over in favor of his younger half-brother Kim Jong-un.

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Pyongyang, North Korea

Kim Jong-nam was the eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. From roughly 1994 to 2001, he was considered the heir apparent to his father. He was thought to have fallen out of favour after embarrassing the regime in 2001 with a failed attempt to visit Tokyo Disneyland with a false passport, although Kim himself said his loss of favour had been due to advocating reform. Kim Jong-nam was…

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Beyond Utopia — Self (archive footage)2023
North Korea: Inside The Mind of a Dictator — Self (archive footage)2021
Assassins — Self (archive footage)2021
Spycraft — Self2021
Korea, A Hundred Years of War — Self (archive footage)2020
North Korea's Deadly Dictator2017
Kim Jong-un: The Unauthorized Biography — Self - Politician (archive footage)2015

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Instance of: human
Family name: Kim
Gender: male
Citizenship: China
Place of birth: Pyongyang
Place of death: Kuala Lumpur
Father: Kim Jong-il
Mother: Song Hye-rim
Sibling: Kim Yo-jong
Occupation: politician
Educated at: Kim Il-sung University
Political party: Workers’ Party of Korea
Languages spoken: Korean
Military branch: Korean People’s Army
Military rank: colonel
Number of children: 6
Residence: Macau

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date of birth: 1971-05-10
McCune–Reischauer romanization: Kim Chŏngnam
Revised Romanization: Gim Jeong-nam
date of death: 2017-02-13
name in native language: 김정남
name in kana: キム・ジョンナム
manner of death: homicide
pseudonym: Pang Xiong
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Encyclopedic overview

Kim Jong-nam (Korean: 김정남, Korean: [kim.dzɔŋ.nam]; 10 May 1971 – 13 February 2017) was the eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. From roughly 1994 to 2001, he was considered the heir apparent to his father. He was thought to have fallen out of favor after embarrassing the regime in 2001 with a failed attempt to visit Tokyo Disneyland with a false passport, although Kim himself said his loss of favor had been due to advocating reform.

Kim Jong-nam was exiled from North Korea c. 2003, becoming an occasional critic of his family's regime. His younger paternal half-brother, Kim Jong Un, was named heir apparent in September 2010. On 13 February 2017, Kim Jong-nam was assassinated with the nerve agent VX in Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, widely believed to have been perpetrated by North Korean agents, alongside previous failed assassination attempts.

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