Where is Kim Jong Chul now?

Kim Jong-Chul sometimes spelled Kim Jong Chol, is the son of former North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il. His younger brother is the current Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. His older half-brother Kim Jong-Nam was assassinated in February 2017.

Where is Kim Jong Chul now?

Kim Jong-Chul does not involve himself in politics, leading a quiet life in Pyongyang where he plays guitar in a band, according to Thae Yong-ho, North Korea’s former deputy ambassador in London who defected to the South.

“Jong Chul has an honorary position in the Organization and Guidance Department, but no reporting has ever demonstrated he contributed to a political action or decision,” Robert Collins, author of a book on the OGD after spending more than 30 years analyzing North Korea for the U.S. Command in Seoul, told The Daily Beast.

“Kim Jong-un obviously tolerates his existence as long as he stays out of the way.