Church Leadership
Observers of the Unification Church, as well as some church members, had speculated about the issue of Unification Church leadership after Moon's death. Among those sometimes mentioned were his wife Hak Ja Han, and their sons Hyun Jin Moon, Kook Jin Moon, and Hyung Jin Moon.
In 2005 Moon appointed Kook Jin Moon chairman of Tongil Group, which represents church-owned businesses in South Korea and other nations. In 2008 Moon appointed Hyung Jin Moon as the international president of the church. At the same time he appointed his daughter In Jin Moon as the president of the Unification Church of the United States. In 2010, Forbes reported that Moon and Han were living in South Korea while their children took more responsibility for the day-to-day leadership of the Unification Church and its affiliated organizations. After Moon's death on September 3, 2012, it was reported that Han, Hyung Jin, and Kook Jin Moon would take over the leadership of the church.
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