Kim Jong Il

American

[kim jong il] / ˈkɪm ˈdʒɒŋ ˈɪl /

noun

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

Kim Jong-il British

/ kɪm dʒɔŋiːl /

noun

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

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Current leader Kim Jong Un is the third in line to rule in the world's only communist monarchy, following father Kim Jong Il and grandfather Kim Il Sung.

From Barron's

Samjiyon carries potent symbolism in North Korean propaganda as it is a stone's throw away from Mount Paektu, the peninsula's highest mountain where official accounts say Kim's father, Kim Jong Il, was born.

From Barron's

Kim Yong Nam served in various diplomatic roles under the regimes of the country's founder Kim Il Sung, his son Kim Jong Il, and his grandson Kim Jong Un - though was not related to the family.

From BBC

Starting out as a low-ranking official in the ruling party, he rose to become foreign minister and then served as chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly for nearly all of Kim Jong Il's reign.

From BBC

Kim's father, Kim Jong Il, travelled by train as well as he was reportedly afraid of flying.

From BBC

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