



North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's "No. 1 driver" drives the limousine carrying his boss on his way out from the Singapore President's official residence, Istana, June 10. / Yonhap



By Dong Sun-hwa



More has been known about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un than about his chauffer.



Kim's Singapore trip for the June 12 summit with U.S. President Donald Trump shed light on Kim's No. 1 driver.



He was photographed when he drove the limousine with Kim on board on his way out from the Singapore President's official residence, Istana after meeting Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.



The North's so-called No. 1 driver remained unseen even at the inter-Korean summit that took place in April on Panmunjeom. Kim was also chauffeured then.



The driver of Kim's bullet-proof Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman Guard has a short crew cut peppered with white hair and is certainly not a young man.





A close-up shot of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's driver. / Yonhap