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Ri Sol-ju
Ri Sol-ju (Korean: 리설주; born; 28 September )[1] is a former North Korean singer and cheerleader and the current first lady of North Korea as the wife of North Korean Supreme LeaderKim Jong-un.
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[change | change source]Early life
[change | change source]Not much information is known about her origins; some analysts have said her name is almost certainly a pseudonym. Reportedly she was born in 28 September Her family is reportedly of the political elite; her mother is said to be the head of a gynecology ward and her father is a professor.[2][1][3]
She is also said to be related to Ri Pyong-chol, a former anti-air force general of the Korean People's Army and a close advisor to Kim Jong-un.
It is said that North Korean officials are trying to erase her past as a singer by removing popular bootleg CDs of her performances.[4] Ri is reportedly a graduate student from Kim Il-sung University, pursing a PhD in science.
Ri reportedly visited South Korea in , as a member of a North Korean cheerleading team during the Asian Athletic Championships.[5]
Marriage and family
[change | change source]Kim Jong-il had quickly arranged and ordered Ri Sol-ju to get married to his son, Kim Jong-un after suffering a stroke in [6] They both got married in , although the marriage date is unknown.
Ri sol ju biography Mortgages Best mortgage lenders. But other reports have suggested that Kim and Ri's first child was a boy born in , their second child was a daughter born in , and their third child, gender unknown, was born in February Assumed role 15 April Archived from the original on 29 AugustShe possibly gave birth to a boy in [7] In December , it was said that Ri was visibly pregnant, although North Korean officials did not confirm anything.[8]
In , American basketball player, Dennis Rodman had visited North Korea to meet Kim and told The Guardian in September that she had gave birth to a girl named “Kim Ju-ae”.[9] South Korean intelligence officials claim she had gave birth to a third child in although the gender remains unknown.
First Lady of North Korea
[change | change source]In July , North Korean officials had said that she was Kim's wife, “Comrade Ri Sol-ju” after people thought she was not Kim's wife.[10] From through , she appeared in the North Korean media, with her husband to events.
She had spent much time out the public eye for three years.[11]
In , Ri took on a diplomatic role and in March , she had visited China with her husband meeting Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan.[12] Ri was said to have made back to back summits and meetings with her husband to China five times, and in April , ahead of the inter-Korean summit.[13]
She had also met the first lady of South Korea, Kim Jung-sook for the first time.
The two first ladies were seen being very close and it said they became friends.[14]
Fashion Influence
[change | change source]South China Morning Post briefly stated that Ri's fashion became an instant hit after she accompanied her husband to a surprise visit to China in March
During the visitation summit to China, it was said she wore a camel cropped jacket with a matching midi skirt and court shoes with a necklace, ear studs, and a shiny pink and gold butterfly-shaped brooch.
Ri also wore a white jacket and an apple green dress with a brown flower-shaped ribbon brooch and a nude leather clutch and at a lunch with Xi and Peng at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, where her and husband stayed, she changed into an ivory two-piece dress with floral decorations on the collar and soft frilled sleeves. [15]