Supreme Leader Marshal of the Republic Kim Jong-un | |
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김정은 | |
3rd Supreme Leader of North Korea | |
Assumed office 17 December 2011 | |
Preceded by | Kim Jong-il |
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
Assumed office 10 January 2021 | |
Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea |
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Preceded by | Himself (as Chairman) |
Chairman of the State Affairs Commission | |
Assumed office 29 June 2016 | |
First Vice Chairman | Choe Ryong-hae |
Vice Chairman |
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Preceded by | Himself (as First Chairman of the National Defense Commission) |
Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of North Korea | |
Assumed office 30 December 2011 | |
Preceded by | Kim Jong-il |
Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
In office 9 May 2016 – 10 January 2021 | |
Vice Chairman |
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Preceded by | Himself (as First Secretary) |
Succeeded by | Himself (as General Secretary) |
First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
In office 11 April 2012 – 9 May 2016 | |
Secretary |
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Preceded by | Kim Jong-il (as General Secretary) |
Succeeded by | Himself (as Chairman) |
First Chairman of the National Defense Commission | |
In office 13 April 2012 – 29 June 2016 | |
Vice Chairman |
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Preceded by | Kim Jong-il (as Chairman) |
Succeeded by | Himself (as Chairman of the State Affairs Commission) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Pyongyang, North Korea |
Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
Height | 5' 7" (171 cm) |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 3 (alleged) |
Parents |
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Relatives | Kim family |
Alma mater |
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Signature | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | North Korea |
Branch/service | Korean People's Army |
Years of service | 2010–present |
Rank | Marshal |
Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | |
Hancha | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Jeong(-)eun |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chŏngŭn |
Central institution membership
Other offices held
Republic of Korea
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This article needs to be updated.(February 2023) |
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.
They can reveal, for example, that Kim Jong-un was born in 1984 – not 1982 or 1983, as has been widely believed. The reason they're certain? It was the same year that their first son was born. 'He and my son were playmates from birth. I changed both of their diapers', Ko said with a laugh.