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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Hyung-Jin Kim

North Korea’s next likely leader named by South Korean spy agency

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter attend a concert which marks the International Women’s Day in Pyongyang - (KCNA via KNS)

South Korea’s intelligence agency now considers Kim Jong Un’s teenage daughter his heir, its strongest assessment yet on her rising political status and potential to extend her family’s rule into a fourth generation.

Dubbed Kim’s "most beloved" or "respected" child by state media, she has accompanied her father to numerous high-profile events since late 2022, fuelling speculation she is being groomed as North Korea’s future leader.

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