Kim Yong-nam
Kim Yong-nam (Hangul: 김영남; Hanja: 金永南; 4 February 1928 – 3 November 2025) was a North Korean politician. He served as President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly. He was in this position from 1998 to 2019.[1] Previously, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1983 to 1998.[2] He was elected a member of the Presidium of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in 2010.
Kim Yong-nam | |
|---|---|
김영남 | |
.jpg) Kim Yong-nam in 2018 | |
| President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea | |
| In office 5 September 1998 – 11 April 2019 | |
| Premier | Hong Song-nam Pak Pong-ju Kim Yong-il Choe Yong-rim Pak Pong-ju |
| Leader | Kim Jong-il Kim Jong-un |
| Preceded by | Yang Hyong-sop |
| Succeeded by | Choe Ryong-hae |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1928 Heijo, Korea (now Pyongyang, North Korea) |
| Died | 3 November 2025 (aged 97) Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김영남 |
| Hancha | 金永南 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yŏngnam |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Yeong-nam |
- In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim died from multiple organ failure caused by colorectal cancer on 3 November 2025 at a hospital in Pyongyang, North Korea at the age of 97.[3]
References
- ↑ Blessings,condolences. 6 January 2007. p. 1.
- ↑ Dae-woong, Jin (2007-10-04). "Who's who in North Korea's power elite". The Korea Herald. http://www.koreaherald.co.kr:8080/servlet/cms.article.view?tpl=print&sname=National&img=/img/pic/ico_nat_pic.gif&id=200710040041. Retrieved 2007-10-05.[dead link]
- ↑ Park, Boram (4 November 2025). N. Korea says ex-titular head of parliament, Kim Yong-nam, dies at 97. Yonhap News Agency. https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20251104000600315. Retrieved 3 November 2025.