Kim Jong Un [d] (born 8 January 1982, 1983 or 1984) [b] is a North Korean politician and dictator who has been the third Supreme Leader of North Korea since December 2011 and general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012.

2 days ago · Kim Jong-Un, North Korean political official who succeeded his father, Kim Jong Il, as leader of North Korea in 2011. Little of his early life is known, but in 2009 it became clear that he was being groomed as his father’s successor. Once in office, he ramped up North Korea’s nuclear program.

Apr 2, 2014 · Much of the early life of Kim Jong-un is unknown to Western media. Presumably born in North Korea, Kim is the son of Ko Young-hee, an opera singer, and Kim Jong-il, the dictatorial leader of the...

Feb 9, 2023 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is regarded as one of the world's most repressive leaders. Despite his high-profile career, there is relatively little known about the reclusive 39-year-old....

Kim Jong-un[5] (born 8 January 1982) is a North Korean politician and the 3rd and current Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011. According to reports in Japanese newspapers, he went to school in Switzerland near Bern.

Jun 14, 2019 · In her new book, “The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un,” the journalist Anna Fifield examines the life of North Korea’s dictator.

He is the world's youngest serving state leader and the first North Korean supreme leader to have been born after the nation was founded. Kim Jong-un became the Supreme Leader of the "hermit kingdom" shortly after his father's death in 2011, thereby assuming his …

Sep 11, 2023 · When Kim Jong Un took control of North Korea at just 27, the world knew little about him. The sombre, subdued and rounded figure that was often the subject of international ridicule in those...

Sep 22, 2024 · For many people, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is a caricature dictator or a geopolitical curiosity — a portly ruler comically posing in front of missile launches or factory lines. But Anna Fifield, who has visited North Korea 12 times, thinks this is all wrong.

Feb 8, 2016 · For the past 50 years, the world has grown used to crazy threats from North Korea that don't lead anywhere. But the threats have taken a decidedly sharper and more ominous tone under Kim Jong...