Kim Yong-nam

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North Korean politician (1928-2025)

PoliticiansLived 1928 to 2025 · aged 97

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Kim Yong-nam was a North Korean politician who served as the president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, from 1998 until 2019.

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2012Order of Kim Jong Il

1998Hero of Labor

1982Order of Kim Il Sung

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FatherKim Thaek-se

Connected to Kim 6

Kim Il-sungAlso won Hero of Labor

Choe Ryong-haeAlso won Order of Kim Il Sung Ri Chun-heeAlso won Hero of Labor

Kim OkAlso won Order of Kim Jong Il

Kim Song-aeAlso won Order of Kim Il Sung Hyon Yong-cholAlso won Order of Kim Jong Il

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Kim Yong-nam was a North Korean politician who served as the president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, from 1998 until 2019. Due to holding the office, he was considered the head of state of North Korea; the country's constitution was amended once he left office in 2019 to transfer this position to the President of the State Affairs Commission, Kim Jong Un. Previously, he had served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1983 to 1998. He was elected a member of the Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in 2010.