Kim Jong Suk

Kim Jong Suk
김정숙
Kim in 1945
Born(1917-12-24)24 December 1917
Died22 September 1949(1949-09-22) (aged 31)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Spouse
(m. 1941)
ChildrenKim Jong Il
Kim Man-il
Kim Kyong-hui
AwardsHero of the Republic, Order of the National Flag
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
김정숙
Hancha
Revised RomanizationGim Jeong-suk
McCune–ReischauerKim Chŏngsuk
Birthplace of Kim Jong Suk in Hoeryong

Kim Jong Suk (Korean김정숙; Hancha金正淑;[a] 24 December 1917[1][b]  – 22 September 1949) was a Korean anti-Japanese guerrilla, Communist activist, the first wife of North Korean leader Kim Il Sung, the mother of former leader Kim Jong Il and grandmother of current leader Kim Jong Un.


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  1. ^ Suh Dae-sook. Kim Il Sung: The North Korean Leader. New York: Columbia University Press, 1988.
  2. ^ Kim Jong Suk: Biography. Pyongyang: Foreign Language Publishing House, 2002.

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