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In this photo provided by the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), top leader Kim Jong Un (back third left) offers his condolences in front of the coffin of Kim Yong Nam in DPRK, November 4, 2025. /VCG
Kim Yong Nam, former chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), died of illness at the age of 97 on Monday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Tuesday.
Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, visited the bier of Kim Yong Nam at 1:00 a.m. local time on Tuesday to express deep condolences over his death, said the report.
The Central Committee of the WPK, the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK, the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK and the cabinet of the DPRK decided to hold a state funeral for Kim Yong Nam, it said, adding that the national funeral committee is formed by 100 people, including Kim Jong Un.
The bier of Kim Yong Nam will receive condolences from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time on Tuesday, and the funeral will take place at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, the national funeral committee was cited by the KCNA as saying.