Kim Ju-ae (Korean: 김주애; born c. 2013) is the daughter of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju. Kim Ju-ae is generally believed to have been born in 2013. Ri Sol-ju had been absent from North Korean media during 2012, which has been later attributed to her pregnancy. Her name became known outside North Korea when Dennis Rodman, who has a close personal relationship with Kim Jong-un, identified her in an account of a visit he made to the country the previous year. Rodman described " their baby Ju-ae" and complimented Kim as a "good dad". Kim Ju-ae is believed to have an older brother born in 2010 and a younger sibling of unknown sex born in 2017. Kim Ju-ae appeared in public for the first time at a missile launch in November 2022. She had made five public appearances by early February 2023. State media initially called her Kim Jong-un's "beloved" daughter but soon began using the adjective "respected", which is reserved only for the most honoured members of North Korean society, such as Kim Ju-ae's parents. Some analysts believe that her new public profile is an attempt to present the Kim family in the fashion of a traditional monarchy or a response to rivalries within the North Korean government. It has also led to speculation that she has been chosen as her father's successor, which could make her the first female chosen to serve as General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs Commission. On February 16, 2023 North Korea ordered people with the name "Kim Ju-ae" to change it.

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