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# Kim Kyong Hui 김경희 

member of the Supreme People's Assembly

alive 80 years old 

Kim Kyong-hui is the aunt of current North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un. She is the daughter of the founding North Korean leader Kim Il Sung and the sister of the late leader Kim Jong Il. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FKyong-hui)

Born

1946-05-30, Pyongyang

Height

Unknown 

Weight

Unknown 

Military rank

General of the army

Status as of

2024-01-01

Also known as

Kim Kyong-hui

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

- father [Kim Il Sung](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-il-sung) Father
- mother [Kim Jong Suk](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-jong-suk) Mother
- spouse [Jang Song Thaek](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/jang-song-thaek) Husband, executed Dec 2013
- sibling [Kim Jong Il](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-jong-il) Full brother, former Supreme Leader
- KM sibling [Kim Man Il](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-man-il)
- half sibling [Kim Pyong Il](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-pyong-il)
- nephew [Kim Jong Un](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-jong-un) Nephew, Supreme Leader

## Positions

1. 2010–2013 KPA General · Ministry of National Defence [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FKyong-hui)
2. 1988–2013 Director of Light Industry Department · Workers' Party of Korea [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FKyong-hui)
3. ?–now member of the Supreme People's Assembly[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271067)

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