Senior official known for his loyalty to the Kim family served as head of Supreme People’s Assembly for two decades.

Kim Yong-nam, North Korea's former ceremonial head of state, has died at the age of 97, state media reported on Tuesday. The ...

Kim Yong Nam, a quintessential North Korean bureaucrat whose lifelong loyalty to the ruling Kim dynasty allowed him to serve as the country’s ceremonial head of state for two decades, has died, state ...

North Korea's state media announced on Tuesday that Kim Yong Nam, the country's longtime ceremonial head of state, has died ...

North Korea reported that its long-time ceremonial Head of State Kim Yong Nam died at age 97. Kim Yong Nam, former president ...

PANMUNJOM, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 27: North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un (L), sister Kim Yo Jong (R) attend the Inter-Korean Summit at the Peace House on April 27, 2018 in Panmunjom, South Korea. Kim and ...

In a country where political purges are frequent, Mr. Kim was a notable exception and served three generations of its ...

In February 2018, he travelled to South Korea with Kim Jong Un’s influential sister, Kim Yo Jong, to attend the opening ...

Kim Yong Nam, North Korea’s former ceremonial head of state and one of the longest-serving figures in the country’s political hierarchy, has died at the age of 97, state media reported on Tuesday.