Kim Pohyà Ân (; 3 October 1871 â 2 September 1955) was a farmer from South Pyongan Province. He was the paternal grandfather of the founder of North Korea, Kim Il Sung, the great-grandfather of Kim Jong Il, and great-great-grandfather of the current leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un.
He is buried in the Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery in North Korea.
Kim Pohyà Ân was born on 3 October 1871 as the only son to Mangyongdae farmer Kim à ¬ngu (17 June 1848 â 4 October 1878). Kim à ¬ngu died at the age of thirty, one day after Kim Pohyà Ân's seventh birthday. Without his father, Kim went to live with his uncle.
In his twenties, Pohyà Ân married a girl named Yi Poik, who was five years younger than him. Together, they had three sons and three daughters, the most well known of the offspring being Kim Hyong-jik. To feed his six offspring, Kim was said to have woken up at early dawn and went around the village to collect manure, while at night, he was said to twist straw ropes, make straw sandals and plait straw mats by lamplight.
Kim Il Sung claimed his ancestors, including his grandfather Kim Pohyà Ân and great-grandfather Kim à ¬ngu, were involved in the General Sherman incident, despite the fact that Kim Pohyà Ân was not born until five years later. The account, undisputed in North Korea, has been questioned by independent scholars abroad. From September 16, 1948, to October 1, 1949, he served as the Deputy Head of the High Special Advisor to the Agricultural Department of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. After officially retiring from his position on October 1, 1949, he died at the age of 83 in 1955.
Kim Pohyà Ân and Yi Poik were likened as "patriots" by the Editorial Committee for the Short Biography of Kim Il Sung.
A statue in his honor stands at the Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery.
In 1947, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea established an agricultural college named in his honor.
On 19 August 2013, wreaths were sent by various North Korean organizations to the tombs of Kim Pohyà Ân and Yi Poik.