Kim Hye-kyung: Who is Kim Jong-un’s sister?

Kim Jong-un is a North Korean politician who has been the Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers’ Party of Korea since 2012. He is the son of Kim Jong-il, who was North Korea’s second supreme leader from 1994 to 2011, and Ko Yong-hui.

Kim Hye-Kyung: Who is Kim Jong-un’s sister?

Kim Yo Jong, believed to be at least 33 years old, is a senior North Korean official helping oversee the country’s policies toward the U.S. and South Korea, according to Seoul’s intelligence agency.

She is often at her brother’s side during key events in the one-party state. Among her various titles, Ms. Kim is the nominal head of the North’s propaganda and agitation department.

She rose to prominence in just the past several years, attending all three face-to-face meetings between then-President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as the latter’s confidante and adviser.

She was an alternate member of North Korea’s Politburo until January 2021, though North Korean experts say the apparent demotion still leaves her political clout unchanged. In September 2021, she was promoted to the State Affairs Commission, the North’s top decision-making body.