Kim Jong Nam
| Kim Jong-nam | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 김정남 |
| Born |
10 May 1971 Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Died | 13 February 2017 (aged 45) Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Residence | Macau, Singapore, Malaysia |
| Nationality | North Korean |
| Alma mater | Kim Il-sung University |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Spouse(s) | Shin Jong-hui |
| Children | 6 (including Kim Han-sol) |
| Parents |
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| Relatives |
Kim Il-sung (grandfather) Kim Sul-song (sister) Kim Jong-chul (brother) Kim Jong-un (brother) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 North Korea
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| Service/branch |
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| Kim Jong-nam | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김정남 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | 金正男 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Jeong-nam |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chŏng-nam |
| Date | 13 February 2017 |
|---|---|
| Location | Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2, Malaysia |
| Cause | Suspected homicide by VX nerve agent |
| Inquiries | Ongoing; Autopsy performed on 15 February at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital mortuary |
| Arrest(s) | Đoàn Thị Hương (Vietnamese), Siti Aisyah (Indonesian), Muhammad Farid Bin Jalaluddin (Malaysian, released on bail), Ri Jong-chol (North Korean, released and deported due to lack of evidence) |
| Suspect(s) | Rhi Ji-hyon, Hong Song-hac, O Jong-gil, Ri Jae-nam (North Koreans), Kim Uk-il (North Korean, released and deported; cleared of any wrongdoing), Ri Ji-u (North Korean, released and deported; cleared of any wrongdoing), Hyon Kwang-song (a senior diplomat in the North Korean embassy in Malaysia, released and deported; cleared of any wrongdoing) |
Kim Jong-nam (Chosŏn'gŭl: 김정남; Hancha: 金正男, Korean pronunciation: [kim.dzʌŋ.nam] or [kim] [tsʌŋ.nam]; 10 May 1971 – 13 February 2017) was the eldest son of Kim Jong-il, deceased former leader of North Korea. From roughly 1994 to 2001, he was considered the heir apparent to his father. After advocating reform and embarrassing the regime in 2001 with a failed attempt to visit Tokyo Disneyland with a false passport, he was thought to have fallen out of favour.
Kim was exiled from North Korea c. 2003, becoming an occasional critic of his family's regime. His younger paternal half-brother, Kim Jong-un, was named heir apparent in September 2010. Kim's death in Malaysia in February 2017 is claimed to be the result of poisoning at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Kim Jong-nam was born 10 May 1971 in Pyongyang, North Korea, to Song Hye-rim, one of three women known to have had children with Kim Jong-il. Because Kim Jong-il aimed to keep his affair with Song a secret due to the disapproval of his father Kim Il-sung, he initially kept Jong-nam out of school, instead sending him to live with Song's older sister Song Hye-rang, who tutored him at home. He allegedly left North Korea to visit his grandmother in Moscow, Soviet Union, and spent his childhood at international schools in Switzerland until returning to his home country in 1988.
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