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# Kim Han Sol 김한솔 

alive 31 years old 

Kim Han-sol is the eldest son of Kim Jong-nam and a grandson of the former North Korean ruler Kim Jong Il. His father was the unofficial heir apparent until he fell out of favor with the regime after a failed attempt to secretly visit Tokyo Disneyland in May 2001\. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FHan-sol)

Born

1995-06-16, Pyongyang

Height

Unknown 

Weight

Unknown 

Status as of

2024-01-01[source](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/11/23/the-underground-movement-trying-to-topple-the-north-korean-regime)

Also known as

Kim Han-sol

## Family [See in the family tree](https://savenorthkorea.org/kim-family-tree#kim-han-sol) 

- father [Kim Jong Nam](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-jong-nam) Assassinated in Malaysia
- uncle [Kim Jong Un](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-jong-un) Half-uncle, Supreme Leader

## Notable

- 2017-03 Released a video proof of life in March 2017 following his evacuation from Macau by Free Joseon.[source](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/11/23/the-underground-movement-trying-to-topple-the-north-korean-regime)

Machine-readable: [/api/people/kim-han-sol](https://savenorthkorea.org/api/people/kim-han-sol) · [Wikidata Q1280778](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1280778)