Mar 12, 2026, 7:12 amMar 12, 2026, 7:12 am
It is believed that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants to groom his daughter as a political successor. Now photos from the North Korean state news agency KCNA show him testing his skills at the shooting range with the girl – whose age is estimated to be 13 years old – during an inspection. Both wear black leather jackets and examine pistols, which they then try out at the shooting range. According to official information, the two visited the ammunition factory on Wednesday.
Kim Jong Un fires a shot from the pistol…Image: keystone
… and his daughter does the same.Image: keystone
The KCNA report did not mention Kim’s daughter, only members of the Central Military Commission of the isolated country subject to UN sanctions over its nuclear weapons program who accompanied him. The name and age of Kim’s daughter are not officially known. According to former professional basketball player Dennis Rodman, who met Kim in person in North Korea in 2013, her name is Ju Ae.
Since her first appearance in 2022, she has repeatedly accompanied her father on inspections and weapons tests. On Tuesday, both watched from a distance on a television the test of a cruise missile that the North Korean Navy had fired from the destroyer “Choe Hyon,” as photos from KCNA showed. However, the girl remained unmentioned in this report. (dab/sda/dpa)