▁Head ▁of ▁State   – ▁Kim ▁J ong - il , ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Def ence ▁Commission ▁of ▁North ▁Korea ▁( 1 9 9 3 – 2 0 1 1 ) ▁De ▁j ure ▁Head ▁of ▁State   – ▁Kim ▁Y ong - nam , ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Pres id ium ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁People ' s ▁Assembly ▁of ▁North ▁Korea ▁( 1 9 9 8 – 2 0 1 9 ) ▁Premier   – ▁Pak ▁P ong - ju , ▁Premier ▁of ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁North ▁Korea ▁( 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 0 7 ) ▁ ▁President   – ▁R oh ▁M oo - hy un , ▁President ▁of ▁South ▁Korea ▁( 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 0 8 ) ▁G oh ▁Kun , ▁Act ing ▁President ▁of ▁South ▁Korea ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁Prime ▁Minister   – ▁G oh ▁Kun , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁South ▁Korea ▁( 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 0 4 ) ▁Lee ▁Hun - ja i , ▁Act ing ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁South ▁Korea ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁Lee ▁H ae - chan , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁South ▁Korea ▁( 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 6 ) ▁ ▁Mon arch   – ▁She ikh ▁J ab er ▁Al - A hm ad ▁Al - S ab ah , ▁Em ir ▁of ▁K uw ait ▁( 1 9 7 7 – 2 0 0 6 ) ▁Prime ▁Minister   –