Kim Jong Un's right-hand men

Fox News has identified a number of key figures in the administration who are helping Kim Jong-un realize his ambitions.

Kim Yo Jong

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Kim Yo Jong, 30, is Kim Jong Un's younger sister. Like her brother, she studied in Switzerland. In October, Kim Jong Un appointed her to North Korea's top decision-making body, replacing her aunt.

Kim Yo Jong now serves as one of her brother's closest aides, managing the North Korean leader's schedule, bodyguards, and meetings. Kim Yo Jong is even considered an "iron hand in velvet gloves".

Kim Sul Song

Kim Sul Song is Kim Jong Un's older sister. Sul Song, 43, is a "very powerful woman" who was once a member of the leadership. However, it is currently unclear whether she has "stepped aside or is operating behind the scenes".

According to Michael Madden - Director of North Korea Leadership Watch and a scholar at the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins SAIS, Sul Song is the only daughter from the "official marriage" of the late North Korean President Kim Jong Il with Ms. Kim Yong Suk.

Sul Song served as her father's interpreter and close aide. She is said to have handled his travel logistics until 2008.

Kim Kyong Hui

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Also known as Madam Kim, Kim Kyong Hui is Kim Jong Un's aunt and the younger sister of the late President Kim Jong Il.

Madden describes her as a “very powerful woman.” Now in her 70s, Kyong Hui was her brother’s closest aide, head of the ruling Workers’ Party’s International Affairs Department.

According to Mr. Madden, she led negotiations with Israel in the 1990s, when the country approached North Korea about acquiring a nuclear program to defend itself against Iran.

Kim Jong Chol

Kim Jong Chol, 35, is Kim Jong Un's half-brother. Unlike his relatives, Jong Chol is not interested in politics and is a contributing writer to several newspapers in North Korea. This man only likes music and movies, and is a fan of singer Eric Clapton.

Ri Sol Ju

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Ri Sol Ju is Kim Jong Un's wife, the First Lady of North Korea. According to Maden, Ri Sol Ju is not a truly powerful figure but can influence Kim Jong Un's views and actions.

Ri Sol Ju is the daughter of a North Korean Air Force commander, and her marriage to Kim Jong Un is said to have been arranged by Kim Kyong Hui. Sol Ju was once a singer.

Choe Ryong Hae

Although not related to the Kim family, Choe Ryong Hae was appointed as the Director of the National Guidance and Organization Department, which regulates membership in the Workers' Party of Korea and decides where North Korean citizens work.

Mr. Ryong Hae's father was North Korea's defense minister in the 1970s and 1980s, a member of the same military unit as the late President Kim Jong Il.

He has a good relationship with Kim Kyong Hui.

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