North Korean man known for being the nephew of the country's Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un. After the 2013 execution of his uncle, Jang Sung-taek, he went into police protection.
He was born in Pyongyang and attended Li Po Chun United World College in Hong Kong.
In 2012 he participated in his first public interview, in which he criticized his family's governorship of North Korea.
His father, Kim Jong-nam, was the heir apparent to the North Korean throne until it was discovered that he had secretly attempted to visit Tokyo Disneyland.
He is the grandson of former North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il.
