Kim Yong-nam

President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly

February 4, 1928 Heijo, Japanese Korea

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5 September 1998 – 11 April 2019

Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Not to be confused with Kim Jong-nam, the eldest son of Kim Jong-il. For other people with the same name, see Kim Yeong-nam. In this Korean name, the family name is Kim. Kim Yong-nam in 2012 Kim Yong-nam (Korean: 김영남 ; born February 4, 1928) is a retired North Korean politician who served as the President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, from 1998 until 2019. Previously, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1983 to 1998. He was elected a member of the Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in 2010.