Kim Jong Il

[ kim jong il ]

noun

1. 1942–2011, president of North Korea 1994–2011 (son of Kim Il Sung).

Kim Jong-il

/ kɪm dʒɔŋiːl /

noun

1. Kim19422011MKoreanPOLITICS: politician 1942–2011, North Korean politician; supreme leader of North Korea (1994–2011): son of Kim Il-sung

Example Sentences

It also claims Paektu is where the incumbent's father, Kim Jong Il, was born.

From BBC

Almost all homes and public offices in North Korea must have portraits of Kim’s father Kim Jong Il and grandfather Kim Il Sung, but featuring that of the younger Kim hadn’t yet been a requirement until recently.

From Seattle Times

On Wednesday, North Korea’s state media released a photo showing Kim Jong Un’s large portrait hung on the wall of a building alongside those of Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung, during his recent visit to the Central Cadres Training School of the ruling Workers’ Party.

From Seattle Times

“By hanging the portraits of all three — Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung — I assess that North Korea is underscoring the need to extend the Paektu bloodline to justify another hereditary power transfer for Ju Ae,” Cheong said, referring to the Kim family’s lineage named after the country’s most sacred mountain.

From Seattle Times

He also led the delegation to South Korea in 2009 that attended the funeral of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, who had pursued engagement with the North and held a summit with former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the father of the current ruler.

From Seattle Times