Kim Kyong-hui

For the South Korean volleyball player, see Kim Gyeong-hui (volleyball).
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

General
Kim Kyong-hui
김경희
Born (1946-05-30) 30 May 1946 (age 78)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Education
OfficeSecretary for Organization of the Workers' Party of Korea; Korean People's Army general
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Spouse
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(m. 1972; died 2013)​
Children
  • Jang Kum-song (1977–2006)
Parents
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
김경희
Hancha
金敬姬[1]
Revised RomanizationGim Gyeonghui
McCune–ReischauerKim Kyŏnghŭi

Kim Kyong-hui (Korean: 김경희; born 30 May 1946) is the aunt of current North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un. She is the daughter of the founding North Korean leader Kim Il Sung and the sister of the late leader Kim Jong Il. She currently serves as Secretary for Organization of the Workers' Party of Korea. An important member of Kim Jong Il's inner circle of trusted friends and advisors,[2] she was director of the WPK Light Industry Department from 1988 to 2012.[3] She was married to Jang Song-thaek, who was executed in December 2013 in Pyongyang, after being charged with treason and corruption.[4]

  1. ^ 김경희(여성). 북한정보포털 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ^ Mansourov (2004), p. IV-17
  3. ^ Baird (2003), p. 114
  4. ^ "North Korean Leader's Uncle 'Executed Over Corruption'". BBC News. 12 December 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2013.