North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter attend a photo session with personnel involved in the test-fire of the Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile
This is the third time that the North Korean dictator has included his daughter, whose name is believed to be Kim Ju Ae, in his rare public appearances. She was first, when she accompanied her father on an inspection of a ballistic missile ahead of its launch. Less than two weeks later, pictures of her were publicized again, during the testing of the Hwasong-17 intercontinental missile. In every image, she is front and center alongside her father.
According to Dr. Edward Howell, a lecturer in politics and international relations at the University of Oxford in England, Kim Jong Il's announcement of his daughter has less to do with proclaiming a successor and more to do with declaring North Korea’s future nuclear position in the world.