Kim Yong Nam, North Korea's former ceremonial head of state and a lifelong supporter of the ruling dynasty, has died aged 97, according to state media.
He held the role of president of Pyongyang's rubber-stamp Supreme People's Assembly from 1998 to 2019.
Kim Yong Nam served in various diplomatic roles under the regimes of the country's founder Kim Il Sung, his son Kim Jong Il, and his grandson Kim Jong Un - though was not related to the family.
He died of multiple organ failure on 3 November, according to the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
The agency described him as an "old-generation revolutionary who left extraordinary achievements in the development history of our party and country". A state funeral has been held for him.
