Kim Yong-nam

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Kim Yong-nam
김영남
Kim Yong-nam (2018-06-14).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
PremierHong Song-nam
Pak Pong-ju
Kim Yong-il
Choe Yong-rim
Pak Pong-ju
LeaderKim Jong-il
Kim Jong-un
Preceded byYang Hyong-sop
Succeeded byChoe Ryong-hae
Personal details
Born(1928-02-04)4 February 1928
Heijo, Korea
(now Pyongyang, North Korea)
Died3 November 2025(2025-11-03) (aged 97)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl김영남
Hancha金永南
McCune–ReischauerKim Yŏngnam
Revised RomanizationGim Yeong-nam
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

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 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]

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