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# Kim Pyong Il 김평일 

Ambassador to the Czech Republic

alive 72 years old 

Kim Pyong Il is a retired North Korean diplomat. He is the only surviving son of former leader and president of North Korea Kim Il Sung, the younger paternal half-brother of the late leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Il and the uncle of current North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FPyong%5FIl)

Born

1954-08-10, Pyongyang

Height

Unknown 

Weight

Unknown 

Status as of

2024-01-01

Also known as

Kim Pyong-il

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

- father [Kim Il Sung](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-il-sung) Father, regime founder
- mother [Kim Song Ae](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-song-ae) Mother, second wife
- half sibling [Kim Kyong Hui](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-kyong-hui)
- half sibling [Kim Jong Il](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-jong-il) Older half-brother and victor in succession struggle
- KM half sibling [Kim Man Il](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-man-il)
- nephew [Kim Jong Un](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-jong-un) Half-nephew, Supreme Leader

## Positions

1. 2015–2019 Ambassador to the Czech Republic · Ministry of Foreign Affairs [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FPyong%5FIl)
2. 2015–2019 ambassador of North Korea to the Czech Republic[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q710805)
3. 1998–2015 Ambassador to Poland · Ministry of Foreign Affairs [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FPyong%5FIl)

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