Kim Pyong Il (Korean: 김평일, Korean pronunciation: [kim.pʰjɔŋ.il]; born 10 August 1954) is the younger paternal half-brother of the late leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Il, and the only surviving son of former leader and president of North Korea Kim Il Sung. [2]

Feb 24, 2017 · Kim Pyong-il, 62. During the 1970s, Jong-il was involved in a legitimate power struggle to become his father’s hereditary successor. His father had a second wife with three children of her own.

Kim Pyong Il is the last living son of the country's founder, Kim Il Sung. After losing out to Kim Jong Il, he spent four decades as an ambassador to various European countries, until returning in 2019. [52]

Kim Pyong-il, once viewed as North Korea's next leader, now lives in diplomatic exile in Poland. Shaun Walker goes in search of the secretive heir on the streets of Warsaw. From...

Kim Pyong-il, born 10 August 1954) is the younger paternal half-brother of the former leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-il, and the only surviving son of former leader and...

Upon completing his education, Kim Pyong-il was commissioned by the KPA as a Major General. Career 1976: Unit commander, Guard Command (Bodyguard/Escort Bureau)

Apr 24, 2020 · Kim Pyong-il, who has been serving as a diplomat abroad for forty years and recently returned to Pyongyang, is within the Baektu Bloodline and may be invited into the inner circle to support...

Nov 8, 2019 · Kim Pyong Il, half-brother of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and a diplomat who represented his country in semi-exile in Europe for over 30 years, has returned home and will be replaced as ambassador to the Czech Republic, a diplomatic source told NK News this week.

Sep 23, 2024 · Kim Pyong-il ([kim.pʰjʌŋ.il]; born 10 August 1954) is the younger paternal half-brother of the former leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-il, and the son of former leader Kim Il-sung. He is the current ambassador of North Korea to the Czech Republic.

May 10, 2007 · For decades most Koreans have been in the dark about Kim Jong-il’s half brother, Kim Pyong-il, and his family. But rare pictures of Kim, 54, and his two children have turned up on the home page of the small Polish city of Narew.