Sister of North Korea’s Kim married with children to ‘tall and handsome’ man, defector says

Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un, speaks at the National Emergency Prevention General Meeting in Pyongyang in 2022. -- Photo: KCNA via KNS/ AFP

SEOUL/PYONGYANG: A former North Korean diplomat has revealed that Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of Pyongyang’s ruler Kim Jong-un, is married to a “tall and handsome” man and that two children who had appeared with her in a recent photograph released by state media are likely hers.

The revelation to South Korean daily JoongAng Ilbo provided a rare first-hand account from a senior official of the secretive regime regarding the life of its highly private family.