The youngest — and reportedly the most aggressive — he was chosen by his father as successor back in 1992, according to Kenji Fujimoto, Kim Jong Il’s personal sushi chef from 1998 to 2001.

Kim Yong Ju outlived his brother as well as former leader Kim Jong Il, but he live the second half of his life mainly in obscurity, often in a remote part of the country, according to sources.

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