Kim Yong-nam, the last ceremonial leader of North Korea, has died at the age of 97, the country’s state media reported on Tuesday.
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim died on November 3 from multiple organ failure following an illness. He was not related to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
From 1998 to 2019, he was the head of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly, North Korea’s parliament, the highest ceremonial position in the country. Previously, he served as the country’s foreign minister from 1983 and 1998. According to APTN, people who met him described him as mild-mannered but firm in his views.
After his retirement…
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