The daughter of ruler Kim Jong Un accompanied him to the missile test. Her name and age remain secret.
So far, Kim Jong Un has shielded his family from the public. On Friday he took one of his daughters to a missile test.
(dpa) North Korea’s state media has released photos of a daughter of ruler Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju for the first time. Kim was there with his “beloved daughter and wife”. the launch of an ICBM been present on Friday, North Korean media reported on Saturday.
The youthful-looking daughter, who resembles her father, wore a white winter jacket and red shoes in the photos. It was unclear what her name is and how old she is. A photo showed her and her father hand in hand in front of the vehicle with the launcher from which the missile, which the South Korean media called a “monster rocket”, was to be launched.
In addition to this daughter, Kim is said to have two other children, according to the South Korean secret service.
According to observers, the photos were apparently intended to demonstrate Kim’s self-confidence and his family ties. Nothing is known about internal discussions in the isolated country about a possible successor to Kim. South Korea’s intelligence service said last year that Kim’s younger and more influential sister, Kim Yo Jong, now appears to be the “number two de facto leader.”
There is little information about Kim Jong Un’s private life
Little is known about the private life of the autocratic ruler. South Korean intelligence believes Kim and Ri have two daughters and a son. North Korea has never revealed the existence of Kim’s children, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported. Ri gave birth to a child in 2010, 2013 and 2017.
Kim, who is 38 years old according to South Korea, was proclaimed supreme leader of the armed forces, party and state after the death of his father Kim Jong Il in late 2011. The Kim dynasty has ruled the impoverished but well-armed state for more than 70 years.