By Admin 
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has chosen his daughter Kim Ju A as his successor. South Korea’s intelligence agency National Intelligence Service (NIS) gave this information while giving a closed-door briefing to the members of Parliament today. NIS said that Kim Ju Ae has now reached the ‘successor appointment stage’. Earlier NIS was telling them in ‘successor training’, but now the assessment has been changed. This means that the work of transferring power to the fourth generation of the Kim family in North Korea has started.
Who is Kim Jong’s daughter Kim Ju?
Very little information is public about Kim Joo Ae. It is believed that she is around 13 years old and was born in 2013. She first appeared in November 2022, when a long-range missile test took place. Since then, she has appeared with her father at many important events, such as weapons testing, military parades, factory inaugurations and most recently on the foundation day of the Korean People’s Army.
In January 2026, he visited the Kumsusan Sun Palace (the symbolic mausoleum of the Kim family), which is considered an important sign for the succession. In September 2025, she went to Beijing with her father, which was her first trip abroad. There she met Chinese leader Xi Jinping and attended programs at the North Korean Embassy. NIS says that these incidents show that Kim Ju A is now giving opinions on policy matters and is considered to be the second highest position.
What is the logic of considering Kim Ju as his successor?
NIS has made this assessment on several grounds. This includes his increased public presence, participation in military events, visits to the Kumsusan Palace and his opinions on certain policies. NIS is now closely watching whether Kim Ju A appears with her father at the upcoming Workers’ Party Congress and whether she gets any official position there. If this happens, the speculation about succession will become stronger.
North Korea’s 9th Congress organized
This news has come at a time when North Korea is going to convene its 9th Party Congress at the end of this month. This Congress takes place every five years and is the biggest political event in the country. Here Kim Jong Un will announce major policies for the next five years, which include economy, foreign policy and defense policy. NIS estimates that the congress could be held on February 16 (Kim Jong Il’s birthday) or after the Lunar New Year.
North Korea’s power remained with the Kim family
Kim Jong Un is 42 years old and health related rumors keep coming from time to time. Power in North Korea has always remained in the Kim family. From Kim Il Sung to Kim Jong Il and then to Kim Jong Un. Now this will be the fourth generation with Kim Ju A. Experts say that this is an attempt to strengthen the power of the Kim family and show stability, but confirmation is difficult in North Korea’s closed system. No official statement has come from Pyongyang yet. More updates may come in the coming days on the role of Party Congress and Kim Ju A.