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Kim Jong-nam (Korean: 김정남, Korean: [kim.dzɔŋ.nam]; 10 May 1971 – 13 February 2017) was the eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. From roughly 1994 to 2001, he was considered the heir apparent to his father. [1]
On 13 February 2017, Kim Jong-nam, the older half-brother of the dictator of North Korea Kim Jong Un, was assassinated at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. He had been living abroad since his exile from North Korea in 2003.
Jun 21, 2024 · Kim Jong-Nam (born May 10, 1971, P’yŏngyang, North Korea—died February 13, 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) was a North Korean scion who was the eldest son of Kim Jong Il, ruler (1994–2011) of North Korea.
- Pat Bauer
Assassins: How CCTV gave Kim Jong-nam murder documentary added intrigue. When four years ago film-maker Ryan White heard about the airport assassination of Kim Jong-nam he knew the...
Feb 15, 2017 · SEOUL, South Korea — When North Korea held a state funeral for its leader, Kim Jong-il, in 2011, one son was conspicuously absent. The absence of Kim Jong-nam — the eldest son of the...
Feb 14, 2017 · When Jong-nam was an infant, his aunt, Kim Kyong-hui, (Kim Jong-il's sister) tried to take the baby away and adopt him as her own child. She was overruled, but she would always support Jong-nam.
Feb 25, 2017 · Four days after the airport attack, Malaysia's deputy prime minister officially confirms the dead man is Kim Jong-nam. Another female suspect, Siti Aisyah, a 25-year-old Indonesian, is named...
