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 2011 and general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012.

3 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.

Apr 2, 2014 · Kim Jong-un became the supreme leader of North Korea in 2011, succeeding his father Kim Jong-il.

Dec 17, 2021 · Kim Jong-un is the supreme leader of North Korea. He assumed the role in 2011 and has ruled for over a decade. He is the second child of Kim Jong-il, who was the second supreme leader of North Korea and ruled between 1994 and 2011. As with his predecessors, King Jong-un sustains his authoritarian leadership by a reverential cult of personality.

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.

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...

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

Kim Jong-un is the current Supreme Leader of North Korea, a position he inherited from his father, Kim Jong-il. 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.

Mar 14, 2025 · Kim Jong-Un is a North Korean political official who succeeded his father, Kim Jong Il, as supreme leader of North Korea (2011– ) and the first secretary of the Korean Workers’ Party. The early years of his reign were characterized by a ruthless consolidation of power and saw a sharp acceleration of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.

Mar 27, 2025 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been emphasizing the development of drones, and the tests were the latest display of his country’s growing military capabilities. IE 11 is not supported.