Kim Sol-song | |
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김설송 | |
Born | North Korea | 30 December 1973
Alma mater | Kim Il-sung University |
Occupation | Lieutenant colonel in the North Korean People's Army |
Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
Parent(s) |
Kim Jong Il Kim Young-sook |
Relatives | Kim family |
Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 김설송 |
Hancha | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Seol-song |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŏlsong |
Kim Sol-song ( Korean: 김설송; born 30 December 1973) is the daughter of North Korea's former leader Kim Jong Il and Kim Young-sook. She has been active within the propaganda department, been in charge of literary affairs, and previously led the security and schedule of her father as his secretary. [1] [2]
The name "Sol-song" literally means "snow pine," and was given by her grandfather, Kim Il Sung. [1]
Sol-song was a favourite of her father. Like him, she attended Kim Il-sung University, majoring in economics. She may also have studied in Paris in the autumn of 2005. [1] After graduating, she was assigned to the propaganda department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. [1] She was in charge of literary affairs: all the signatures on works of literature coming into the department were signed by her. [1]
Starting in the late 1990s, Sol-song was in charge of managing the security and schedule of Kim Jong-Il. She accompanied her father during trips to North Korean Army units and local villages. During these trips, she was observed wearing the uniform of a lieutenant colonel. [1]
Sol-song was described by a North Korean defector as "intelligent" and "beautiful." She has hair down to her waist and is 1.65 meters (5 ft 5 in) tall. [1]
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Kim Sol-song | |
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김설송 | |
Born | North Korea | 30 December 1973
Alma mater | Kim Il-sung University |
Occupation | Lieutenant colonel in the North Korean People's Army |
Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
Parent(s) |
Kim Jong Il Kim Young-sook |
Relatives | Kim family |
Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 김설송 |
Hancha | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Seol-song |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŏlsong |
Kim Sol-song ( Korean: 김설송; born 30 December 1973) is the daughter of North Korea's former leader Kim Jong Il and Kim Young-sook. She has been active within the propaganda department, been in charge of literary affairs, and previously led the security and schedule of her father as his secretary. [1] [2]
The name "Sol-song" literally means "snow pine," and was given by her grandfather, Kim Il Sung. [1]
Sol-song was a favourite of her father. Like him, she attended Kim Il-sung University, majoring in economics. She may also have studied in Paris in the autumn of 2005. [1] After graduating, she was assigned to the propaganda department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. [1] She was in charge of literary affairs: all the signatures on works of literature coming into the department were signed by her. [1]
Starting in the late 1990s, Sol-song was in charge of managing the security and schedule of Kim Jong-Il. She accompanied her father during trips to North Korean Army units and local villages. During these trips, she was observed wearing the uniform of a lieutenant colonel. [1]
Sol-song was described by a North Korean defector as "intelligent" and "beautiful." She has hair down to her waist and is 1.65 meters (5 ft 5 in) tall. [1]
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