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Kim Jong Un

Leader of North Korea since 2011

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Kim Jong Un (born 8 January 1983 or 1984) is a North Korean politician who serves as both the general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and the president of the State Affairs Commission. A member of the Kim family, he is the third supreme leader and dictator of North Korea, as well as the fifth child of Kim Jong Il, his predecessor as supreme leader, and a grandson of Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea. The second of three children of Kim Jong Il and his mistress Ko Yong Hui, Kim studied at the International School of Berne in Switzerland before attending Kim Il Sung University between 2002 and 2007.

📰 Related News (26)

🇺🇸 North Korea unveils cluster-bomb missile, electronic warfare capability (2026-04-09)
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🇬🇧 Belarus leader gifts rifle to North Korea's Kim as they sign friendship treaty (2026-03-27)
Two key supporters of Russia's war in Ukraine close ranks as Alexander Lukashenko visits Pyongyang....
🇺🇸 Kim Jong Un gifted gun after Belarus friendship treaty (2026-03-26)
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a gun....
🇺🇸 North Korea’s Kim meets Lukashenko, slams ‘pressure on Belarus from West’ (2026-03-26)
Putin's allies mark a 'fundamentally new ‌stage' in relations with a friendship treaty during Pyongyang meeting....
🇺🇸 Belarusian President Lukashenko arrives in North Korea for talks with Kim Jong Un (2026-03-25)
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in North Korea's capital on Wednesday for an official visit during which he is to hold talks with No...
🇺🇸 Kim Jong Un says North Korea will never give up on nuclear weapons (2026-03-24)
Kim Jong Un has said North Korea will never give up on its push for nuclear weapons....
🇺🇸 Kim Jong Un says North Korea’s nuclear status is irreversible, threatens South (2026-03-23)
🇺🇸 Kim Jong Un reappointed as president of North Korea (2026-03-23)
North Korea’s news agencies reported that Kim Jon Un was reappointed to his role as president of State Affairs....
🇺🇸 Kim Jong Un rides a tank driven by his teenage daughter (2026-03-20)
Kim Jong Un rides a tank driven by his teenage daughter...
🇺🇸 South Korea PM, Trump discuss possible talks with North Korea’s Kim, Yonhap says (2026-03-14)
🇺🇸 Images show Kim Jong Un and daughter firing guns at shooting range (2026-03-12)
North Korea has shown leader Kim Jong Un and his teen daughter firing pistols at a munitions factory as he pushes to modernize the country's conventio...
🇬🇧 Kim Jong Un and teenage daughter fire guns as North Korea debuts new weapon (2026-03-12)
Kim Jong Un has been photographed firing guns with his teenage daughter as part of a drive by the dictator to modernise North Korea's military....
🇬🇧 Kim Jong Un watches missile tests with daughter touted as heir (2026-03-11)
Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter, Kim Ju Ae, were pictured watching North Korea's latest cruise missile tests....
🇺🇸 China is rebuilding its grip on North Korea. Is Kim Jong Un ready to oblige? (2026-03-11)
🇺🇸 North Korea portrays Kim Jong Un as warrior and puppy-loving family man (2026-03-06)
Unusual images counter Kim Jong Un's image as a strongman dictator — featuring puppies and tender moments with his daughter and likely successor....
🇺🇸 Kim Jong Un's media moments (2015-01-22)
The supreme leader of North Korea, who reportedly turned 33 on Jan. 8, 2016, is fond of media moments showcasing his hands-on approach to governing th...
🇺🇸 After North Korea party congress, Kim gifts rifles to officials, daughter (2026-02-28)
Increasingly prominent appearances stoke speculation Kim is grooming his daughter as a future leader....
🇺🇸 Kim Jong Un fuels succession buzz with daughter's matching leather jacket (2026-02-26)
As Kim Jong Un affirms his authority over North Korea at a rare party congress, speculation is growing that his teenage daughter Ju Ae is closer to b...
🇬🇧 Kim Jong Un warns North Korea could 'completely destroy' South if threatened (2026-02-26)
North Korea's leader has warned his country could "initiate arbitrary action" and "completely destroy" South Korea if its security was threatened....
🇬🇧 North Korea could 'get along' with US, says Kim Jong Un (2026-02-26)
Kim said they could get along if the US accepts that Pyongyang's nuclear weapons are here to stay....
🇬🇧 Kim Jong Un re-elected leader of North Korea's ruling party in rare meeting (2026-02-23)
Kim's re-election was the "unanimous desire of all the delegates", state media reported....
🇺🇸 North Korea holds third day of ruling party congress, Kim outlines five-year goals (2026-02-21)
🇺🇸 North Korea’s Kim opens 9th Party Congress citing economic achievements (2026-02-20)
🇺🇸 North Korea opens major party congress with Kim emphasizing economy (2026-02-20)
North Korea has opened its most important political event in which leader Kim Jong Un is expected to map out his domestic and foreign policy agenda fo...
🇺🇸 North Korea’s Kim Jong Un says new military goals to be set at party congress (2026-02-18)