Kim Sol-song (Korean김설송; born 30 December 1973) is the daughter of North Korea's former leader Kim Jong Il and Kim Young-sook. She has been active within the propaganda department, been in charge of literary affairs, and previously led the security and schedule of her father as his secretary.[1][2]

Kim Sol-song
김설송
Born (1973-12-30) 30 December 1973 (age 50)
North Korea
Alma materKim Il-sung University
OccupationLieutenant colonel in the North Korean People's Army
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Parent(s)Kim Jong Il
Kim Young-sook
RelativesKim family
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
김설송
Hancha
Revised RomanizationGim Seol-song
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŏlsong

The name "Sol-song" literally means "snow pine," and was given by her grandfather, Kim Il Sung.[1]

Sol-song was a favourite of her father. Like him, she attended Kim Il-sung University, majoring in economics. She may also have studied in Paris in the autumn of 2005.[1] After graduating, she was assigned to the propaganda department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.[1] She was in charge of literary affairs: all the signatures on works of literature coming into the department were signed by her.[1]

Starting in the late 1990s, Sol-song was in charge of managing the security and schedule of Kim Jong-Il. She accompanied her father during trips to North Korean Army units and local villages. During these trips, she was observed wearing the uniform of a lieutenant colonel.[1]

Sol-song was described by a North Korean defector as "intelligent" and "beautiful." She has hair down to her waist and is 1.65 meters (5 ft 5 in) tall.[1]


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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Kim Jong-Il's Daughter Serves as His Secretary". The Seoul Times. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. ^ "North Korea's secretive 'first family'". BBC News. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2017.