Kim Jong-chul

Kim Jong- chol ( Kim Jong- chul, born September 25, 1981 in Pyongyang, North Korea) is the second oldest son of the late North Korean dictator Kim Jong- il and his former wife Ko Yong -hi. He is the brother of Kim Jong-un, the successor to Kim Jong- il, and the half brother of Kim Jong- nam, the eldest son of Kim Jong- il.

Little is known about his biography. Jasper Becker wrote in his book Rogue regime in 2005 that he could have attended the International School of Berne ( ISB) in Gümligen and is believed to have been issued under the pseudonym Chol Pak as a child of an employee of the North Korean embassy. These rumors have been officially but not confirmed. According to Kenji Fujimoto, a former chef (1988-2001) of Kim Jong- il, Kim Jong- chol was effeminate and not taken seriously by his father. According to his father, Kim Jong- chol, have not the format and requirements to become his successor. Instead, Kim Jong- il had in 2010 his youngest son Kim Jong-un destined for his successor. In 2006, we had believed that Kim Jong- chol would carry on the family tradition.