&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Kim Jong Un’s daughter to be next ruler of North Korea? Here’s what spy agency reveals")
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter will possibly be the new ruler of the country, as per South Korea's spy agency. Officials from the National Intelligence Service (NIS) have indicated that the teenage daughter of Kim Jong Un is close to being formally positioned as his successor. If this happens, the 13-year-old Kim Ju Ae will be the fourth-generation ruler from the Kim family in North Korea.
Lawmaker Lee Seong Kweun, who attended the briefing of the spy agency, told the Associated Press that the agency’s language had shifted noticeably. While the NIS previously described Kim’s daughter as being in “successor training," it now characterises her as being at the “successor-designate stage", a significant change in assessment.
The teen daughter of the North Korean leader made her first public appearance in November 2022 at a long-range missile test. Since then, she's always seen alongside her father in almost all the major weapon launches, military parades and summits. Her growing visibility in state media has fueled speculation about her political future.
What's her real name?
It is widely believed via some reports that the teen daughter of Kim Jong Un is named Kim Ju Ae, but North Korean state media have never officially confirmed her real name. The media reports have always been seen using terms like Kim’s “respected" or “most beloved" child.
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North Korea has been ruled exclusively by male members of the Kim family since 1948. Kim Jong Un himself was officially named heir in 2010 at age 26. If Kim Jong Un's daughter is named as his successor, this would be the first time a female would be leading the country. However, some analysts still said that even if the North Korean leader was going to name his daughter as the next ruler, the process would take a longer time as the Workers’ Party Congress requires the members to be at least 18 years old.
