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Take a look at members of North Korea's ruling family

With the apparent assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's estranged half-brother in Malaysia on Monday, here's a look at the ruling Kim family of North Korea.

Estranged half-brother of North Korean leader was killed at Kuala Lumpur airport earlier this week

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's estranged half-brotherwas murdered Monday in Malaysia, the victim of an apparent assassination. Here's a look at some of the other members of the secretive ruling family of North Korea.

A man believed to be Kim Jong-nam, son of the late-North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, is pictured next to his half-brother, current North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. (Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP/Getty Images) (Toshiba Kitamura, Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)

Kim Jong-nam reportedly poisoned

Kim Jong-nam, the eldest son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, was assaulted on Monday morning in the departure hall of Kuala Lumpur International Airport and died on the way to hospital, Malaysian police said.

According to information from Malaysian, South Korean andU.S. officials, Kim Jong-nam was poisonedby two North Korean female agents who fled in ataxi while he fell gravely ill.

(JoongAng Sunday/AFP/Getty Images)

UnpredictableNorth Korean leader

"The cause of death is strongly suspected to be a poisoningattack," said South Korean lawmaker Kim Byung-kee, who wasbriefed by his country's intelligence officials.

The spy agency said that the young and unpredictableNorth Korean leader had issued a "standing order" for hishalf-brother's assassination, and that there had been a failedattempt in 2012.

(KCNA/Reuters)

A family dynasty

North Korean founder Kim Il-sung with his first wife, Kim Jong-suk, and his son Kim Jong-il, in a photo displayed at the West Seoul Life Science High School in Seoul in 2009.Kim Il-sung was the supreme leader of North Korea from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994.

(Reuters)

Following the death of his father, the heir apparent Kim Jong-il took over as supreme leader.

(KCNA/Reuters)

The dear leader

During his reign, KimJong-ilwas knownas the Dear Leader,to distinguish him from his father, the Great Leader.

(Ria Novosti/AFP/Getty)

Childhood pictures

A TV grab taken from state-run South Korean broadcasting station KBS in 2011 shows childhood pictures of former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, left, his second son, Kim Jong-chol, centre, and his third son and current North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

(Yonhap/EPA)

Kim Jong-chol reportedly a big Eric Clapton fan

According to South Korean media, Kim Jong-cholis an avid fan of musician Eric Clapton.

This image provided by the Kyodo news agency shows a man reported by the network to be Kim Jong-chol at aClapton concert in Singapore in February 2011.

(Kyodo/Reuters)

Kim Jong-un's uncle executed in 2013

Jang Song-thaek was married to Kim Jong-il's sister and at one time was considered North Korea's second-most powerful person behind Kim Jong-un. He was executed after a special military tribunal found him guilty of treason in 2013.

(KCNA/Reuters)

Kim Kyong-hui still a part of North Korea's regime

But Kim Jong-un's aunt, Kim Kyong-hui the younger sister of Kim Jong-il remains a part of the current regime's inner circle, even after the execution of her husband.

(Jason Lee/Reuters)

North Korean agents suspected in death of Li Il-nam

Li Il-nam, the nephew of Kim Jong-il's ex-wife, defected in 1982 while he was studying in Europe. Li was shot and wounded by two suspected North Korean agents in February 1997 outside his home near Seoul.

(Reuters)

North Korea's first lady

Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju watch a performance by the Moranbong Band in this undated photo.

South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, quoting a source familiar with the state's inner workings,said RiSol-ju had been a member of a troupe of performance artists and had received etiquette training for about six months before taking on the role of first lady.

(KCNA/Reuters)

Kim Jong-nam survived by his son

Kim Han-sol, the son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother Kim Jong-nam, is seen at a college in France in August 2013.

Kim Han-sol is believed to have completedcollege and returned to Macau, where his father resided.

(Yonhap/EPA)

With files from Reuters