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Kim Jong-un's younger sister is promoted to top North Korean official

Kim Yo-jong's younger sister and adviser to Kim Jong-un has been promoted to a high-ranking official in North Korea.

Kim Yo-jong's latest promotion strengthens her position in Pyongyang's circle of power, analysts say.

Yo-jong has long been one of Kim Jong-un's closest people and one of the most influential women in this isolated regime from the world.

It's a big step up from his relatively junior position as deputy department director in the ruling party, and is likely to increase speculation that he could be a long-term candidate to replace his brother.

In addition, Kim Jong-un is often questioned about his health problems and is often the topic of rumors.

Such a transition would give socially conservative North Korea its first female leader, but analysts warn it would be against convention.

"Kim Jong-un has elevated Kim Yo-jong's status," said Shin Beom-chul, a researcher at the Korea Research Institute for National Strategy.

Young Age
Born in 1988, according to Seoul's Unification Ministry, Yo-jong is one of three children born to Kim's predecessor, Kim Jong-il.

He was educated in Switzerland with his brother and rose through the ranks quickly once he inherited power after their father's death in 2011.

His whereabouts were almost unknown to the world at large until it was finally revealed at his father's funeral, when he was seen on state television standing directly behind Kim Jong-un, crying and pale-faced.

Instead, daftar togel online a mysterious smile tugged at his lips as he climbed the escalator at Incheon airport as his older brother's envoy for the 2018 Winter Olympics, becoming the first member of North Korea's ruling dynasty to set foot in the South since the Korean War.

Every detail of her visit is closely watched, from the clothes she wears to the bag she carries to even her handwriting.

As per the secrecy surrounding North Korean leaders, it is not known whether he is married or not.

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