Ri Sol-ju

Respected First Lady
Ri Sol-ju
Respected First Lady Ri Sol-ju
리설주
	Ri in 2018
First Lady of North Korea
	Incumbent
	Assumed role ; 15 April 2018
Supreme Leader	Kim Jong Un
Preceded by	Kim Song-ae
Personal details
Born	c. 1985–1989 (age 34–39); North Korea
Spouse	Kim Jong Un (m. 2009)
Children	3 (alleged), including Kim Ju-ae
Alma mater	Kim Il Sung University
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	리설주
Hancha	李雪主
Revised Romanization	Ri Seol-ju
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Sŏlju

Ri Sol-ju (Korean: 리설주; born c. 1985–1989)^[1]^[2]^[3] is the current First Lady of North Korea as the wife of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un.^[4]

Little is known about her from official North Korean sources, but outside sources have speculated more about her background. While she has made many public appearances with her husband, she has also spent long periods out of the public eye. In April 2018, state media had announced that her new title had been elevated from merely "Comrade" (동무) to "Respected First Lady" (존경하는 녀사) – considered a significant honor and the first time the title has been used since 1974.^[5] At the same time, she began to take on a diplomatic role.

^ "First lady publicity latest sign of N.K. change". The Korea Herald. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "N. Korean leader's wife visited S. Korea in 2005: spy agency". Yonhap News Agency. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
^ Cite error: The named reference cho was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Choe, Sang-hun (26 July 2012). "That Mystery Woman in North Korea? Turns Out She's First Lady". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
^ Cite error: The named reference firstlady was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[koreaherald-1] "First lady publicity latest sign of N.K. change". The Korea Herald. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

[yonhap20120726-2] "N. Korean leader's wife visited S. Korea in 2005: spy agency". Yonhap News Agency. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2012.

[cho-3] Cite error: The named reference cho was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[sang-hun-4] Choe, Sang-hun (26 July 2012). "That Mystery Woman in North Korea? Turns Out She's First Lady". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.

[firstlady-5] Cite error: The named reference firstlady was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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