North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Un, has selected his 13-year old daughter, Kim Ju Ae, as his heir and future leader of the country.

On Thursday, South Korea’s spy agency, told lawmakers that Mr Kim was preparing his teenage daughter as the North Korea’s future leader, a move that would see his dynasty extend firm grip on power into it fourth generation.

A South Korean lawmaker, Lee Seong-kwen, on Thursday told reporters that Ju Ae was now entering a stage to be trained as “successor designation.”

“As Kim Ju Ae has shown her presence at various events, including the founding anniversary of the Korean People’s Army and her visit to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, and signs have been detected of her voicing her opinion on certain state policies, the NIS believes she has now entered the stage of being designated as successor,” Mr Lee said.

The development foreshadows the political conference Mr Kim is planning for later this month. The conference will see the North Korean leader reel out outline major policies and goals for the next five years.