Kim Jong-un Korean pronunciation: (born 8 Januar 1983 or 1984)—an aa romanised as Kim Jong-eun, Kim Jong Un or Kim Jung-eun—is the supreme leader o North Korea, the son o Kim Jong-il (1941–2011) an the grandson o Kim Il-sung (1912–1994).
He haes held the titles o the First Secretary o the Wirkers' Pairty o Korea, the Chairman o the Central Militar Commission, First Chairman o the Naitional Defence Commission o North Korea, the Supreme Commander o the Korean Fowk's Airmy, an an aa a presidium member o the Central Politburo o the Wirkers' Pairty o Korea. He wis offeecially declared the supreme leader followin the state funeral for his faither on 28 December 2011. He is the third an yoongest son o Kim Jong-il an his consort Ko Young-hee. Frae late 2010, Kim Jong-un wis viewed as heir apparent tae the leadership o the naition, an followin his faither's daith, he wis annoonced as the "Great Successor" bi North Korean state telly. At Kim Jong-il's memorial service, North Korean Chairman o the Supreme Fowk's Assembly Kim Yong-nam declared that "Respectit Comrade Kim Jong-un is oor pairty, militar an kintra's supreme leader who inherits great comrade Kim Jong-il's ideology, leadership, character, virtues, grit an courage". On 30 December 2011 the Politburo o the Wirkers' Pairty o Korea formally appointit Kim as the Supreme Commander o the Korean Fowk's Airmy. On 11 Aprile 2012, the 4t Pairty Conference electit him tae the newly creatit post o First Secretar o the Wirkers' Pairty o Korea.
Kim Jong-un 김정은 | |
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Kim in 2019 | |
Supreme Leader o North Korea | |
Assumed office 17 December 2011 | |
Premier | Choe Yong-rim Pak Pong-ju Kim Jae-ryong |
Precedit bi | Kim Jong-il |
First Secretary o the Wirkers' Pairty o Korea | |
Assumed office 11 Aprile 2012 | |
Depute | See leet
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Precedit bi | Kim Jong-il (general secretary) |
First Chairman o the Naitional Defence Commission | |
Assumed office 13 Aprile 2012 | |
Depute | Kim Yong-chun Ri Yong-mu Jang Song-thaek O Kuk-ryol |
Precedit bi | Kim Jong-il (Chairman) |
Supreme Commander o the Korean Fowk's Airmy | |
Assumed office 30 December 2011 | |
Precedit bi | Kim Jong-il |
Chairman o the Central Militar Commission | |
Assumed office 11 Aprile 2012 Actin: 17 December 2011 – 11 Aprile 2012 | |
Depute | Choe Ryong-hae Ri Yong-ho |
Precedit bi | Kim Jong-il |
Vice Chairman o the Central Militar Commission | |
In office 28 September 2010 – 11 Aprile 2012 Servin with Ri Yong-ho | |
Leader | Kim Jong-il |
Precedit bi | Position established |
Succeedit bi | Choe Ryong-hae Ri Yong-ho |
Personal details | |
Born | 8 Januar 1983 or 1984 (age 40–41) Pyongyang, Democratic Fowkrepublic o Korea |
Poleetical pairty | Wirkers' Pairty o Korea |
Spoose(s) | Ri Sol-ju |
Alma mater | Kim Il-sung Varsity Kim Il-sung Militar Varsity |
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Militar service | |
Allegiance | Democratic Fowkrepublic o Korea |
Years o service | 2010–present |
Rank | Marshal o the Republic (공화국원수, Konghwaguk wonsu) |
Commands | Supreme Commander |
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Hancha | |
Revised Romanisation | Gim Jeong(-)eun |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chŏngŭn |
He wis promotit tae the rank o wimp o the DPRK in the Korean Fowk's Airmy on 18 Julie 2012, consolidatin his poseetion as the supreme commander o the airmed forces. He obtained twa degrees, ane in pheesics at Kim Il-sung Varsity an anether at the Kim Il-sung Militar Varsity. At 40–41 years o age, he is the warld's yoongest heid o state.
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