Kim Jong Il

American  

[kim jong il] / ˈkɪm ˈdʒɒŋ ˈɪl /

noun

1. 1942–2011, president of North Korea 1994–2011 (son of Kim Il Sung).

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Kim Jong-il British  

/ kɪm dʒɔŋiːl /

noun

1. 1942–2011, North Korean politician; supreme leader of North Korea (1994–2011): son of Kim Il-sung

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Example Sentences

Kim’s cement-factory visit contrasted sharply with how his late father, Kim Jong Il, reacted when the U.S. invaded Iraq more than two decades ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then, Kim Jong Il stayed out of the public eye for more than a month.

From The Wall Street Journal

Born in the late 1980s, according to the South Korean government, she is one of three children born to Kim's father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il, and his third known partner, former dancer Ko Yong Hui.

From Barron's

“The Orphan Master’s Son” ekes dark humor from the totalitarian nightmare of what was then Kim Jong Il’s North Korea, a land where even the love songs have been recast to reflect “love for the Dear Leader.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He searched for “Kim Jong Il,” who was North Korea’s leader at the time and died in 2011.

From The Wall Street Journal