North Korea Dear Leader reportedly taps 26-year-old son as successor _ known as Commander KimSEOUL, South Korea — One photo shows a chubby-cheeked boy with an impish grin. Former classmates at a Swiss boarding school describe a shy student who loved basketball and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Recent reports describe him as overweight and a heavy drinker. N. Korea’s Kim taps Swiss-educated 3rd son as eventual successor, S. Korean reports saySEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s Kim Jong Il has anointed his 26-year-old son — said to be competitive, proficient in English and a heavy drinker — as the next leader of the communist state, news reports said Tuesday. North Korea’s Kim taps Swiss-educated 3rd son as eventual successor, reports saySEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s Kim Jong Il has anointed his 26-year-old son — said to be competitive, proficient in English and a heavy drinker — as the next leader of the communist state, news reports said Tuesday. NKorea’s Kim taps Swiss-educated 3rd son as eventual successor, SKorean reports saySEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s Kim Jong Il has anointed his 26-year-old son — said to be competitive, proficient in English and a heavy drinker — as the next leader of the communist state, news reports said Tuesday. North Korea’s Kim Jong Il taps 26-year-old son as future successor, reports saySEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong Il’s youngest son — a 26-year-old who reportedly enjoys skiing and studied English, German and French at a Swiss boarding school — was named North Korea’s next leader in an announcement to top ruling party, government and military officials, a South Korean lawmaker and newspapers said Tuesday, NKorea pushes forward with missile preparations as leader Kim reportedly anoints successorSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea pushed forward with preparations to test-fire more missiles in the wake of last week’s nuclear test as leader Kim Jong Il moved to anoint his third son as heir to the world’s first communist dynasty, reports and experts said Tuesday. |