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# Ko Yong Hui 고용희 

Spouse of the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

dead Died aged 51 

Ko Yong-hui, also spelled Ko Young-hee, was the mistress of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Il and the mother of his successor, Kim Jong Un. Within North Korea, she is only referred to by titles, such as "The Respected Mother who is the Most Faithful and Loyal 'Subject' to the Dear Leader Comrade Supreme Commander", "The Mother of Pyongyang", and "The Mother of Great Songun Korea". [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%5FYong-hui)

Born

1952-06-26, Osaka

Died

2004-05-24, Paris, France (breast cancer)

Height

Unknown 

Weight

Unknown 

Status as of

2004-05-24[source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%5FYong-hui)

Also known as

Ko Young-hee, Respected Mother, Ko Sun-hui

## Family 

- spouse [Kim Jong Il](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-jong-il) Consort and dominant matriarch of the current line
- KJ child [Kim Jong Chol](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-jong-chol) Elder son
- child [Kim Jong Un](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-jong-un) Younger son and Supreme Leader
- child [Kim Yo Jong](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-yo-jong) Daughter, vice director of PAD

## Positions

1. 1994–2004 Spouse of the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q263732)

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