Kim Ok | |
---|---|
Born | 28 August 1964 |
Partner | Kim Jong Il (2004–2011) |
Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 김옥 |
Hancha | 金玉 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Ok |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ok |
Kim Ok (Korean: 김옥; born 28 August 1964) is a former North Korean government employee who served as Kim Jong Il's personal secretary from the 1980s until his death in 2011.[1] After the death of Ko Yong-hui in August 2004, she regularly met with foreign officials as the de facto first lady of North Korea, and was rumored to be the supreme leader's fourth wife.[2]