North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently had surgery, could be incapacitated, US officials say

It is unclear how many children Kim Jong Un’s father had, it is believed that the former North Korean leader had six children by four different women. Kim Jong Un’s mother, named Ko Yong Hui, had a total of three children in the 1980s: two sons, Kim Jong Chul and Kim Jong Un and a daughter named Kim Yo Jong.

Kim Jong Un was put forward as the “Great Successor” in 2009 and was made a four-star general the following year. His father, Kim Jong Il, died in 2011 and was believed to be about 70 years old at the time of his death. As planned, Kim took over and was probably around 28 years old. 

“Some speculated that an uncle and an aunt would serve as co-regents of a kind,” explained Jay Nordlinger, author of “Children of Monsters: An Inquiry into the Sons and Daughters of Dictators.”

The uncle was Jang Song Thaek and in December 2013, “Kim Jong Un left no doubt about who was in charge: He had his uncle arrested and executed. He then killed all the Jang relatives he could get his hands on, no matter how old they were or where they lived.”

While little is known about the North Korean leader and his immediate family, Kim is believed to be about 36 years old and is married to a woman named Ri Sol Ju. He has at least one child, a daughter, named Kim Ju Ae, who was disclosed to the world by former basketball star Dennis Rodman.

If Kim dies, analysts believe that Kim’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, will assume control of the nation with a group of loyalists until another successor is named.

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