Kim Jong Suk

For other people named Kim Jeong-suk, see Kim Jeong-suk (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Kim Young-sook.
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Jong Suk
김정숙
Kim in 1945
Born(1917-12-24)24 December 1917
Hoeryong, Kankyōhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died22 September 1949(1949-09-22) (aged 31)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Spouse
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(m. 1941)​
ChildrenKim Jong Il
Kim Man-il
Kim Kyong-hui
AwardsHero of the Republic, Order of the National Flag
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
김정숙
Hancha
金正淑
Revised RomanizationGim Jeongsuk
McCune–ReischauerKim Chŏngsuk
Birthplace of Kim Jong Suk in Hoeryong

Kim Jong Suk (Korean: 김정숙; Hancha: 金正淑;[a] 24 December 1917[1][b]  – 22 September 1949) was a Korean revolutionary, anti-Japanese guerrilla, Communist activist, the first wife of North Korean leader Kim Il Sung, the mother of former leader Kim Jong Il and grandmother of current leader Kim Jong Un.


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  1. ^ Suh Dae-sook. Kim Il Sung: The North Korean Leader. New York: Columbia University Press, 1988.
  2. ^ Kim Jong Suk: Biography. Pyongyang: Foreign Language Publishing House, 2002.