Kim Jong-un

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Marshal of the Republic
Kim Jong-un
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Kim Jong-un IKS 2018.jpg
Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 May 2016
Deputy
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Preceded by Himself
as First Secretary
Chairman of the State Affairs Commission
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 June 2016
Deputy Choe Ryong-hae
First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea
In office
11 April 2012 � 9 May 2016
Deputy
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Preceded by Kim Jong-il
as General Secretary
Succeeded by Himself
as Chairman
First Chairman of the National Defence Commission
In office
13 April 2012 � 29 June 2016
Deputy Kim Yong-chun
Ri Yong-mu
Jang Song-thaek
O Kuk-ryol
Choe Ryong-hae
Hwang Pyong-so
Preceded by Kim Jong-il
as Chairman
Succeeded by Himself
as Chairman of the State Affairs Commission
Supreme Commander of the
Korean People's Army
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 December 2011
Preceded by Kim Jong-il
Personal details
Born 8 January 1983 (age 36)
(South Korean records)[1]
8 January 1984 (age 35)
(American records)[2][3]
Pyongyang, North Korea
Nationality North Korean
Political party Workers' Party of Korea
Spouse(s) Ri Sol-ju (m. 2009)
Children Kim Ju-ae and possibly another two
Parents Kim Jong-il
Ko Yong-hui
Alma mater Kim Il-sung University
Kim Il-sung Military University
Signature
Military service
Allegiance North Korea
Branch/service Korean People's Army
Years of service 2010�present
Rank Marshal of the DPRK rank insignia.svg Marshal of the Republic
Commands Supreme Commander
Central institution membership[show]
Other offices held[show]
Leaders of the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
? Kim Jong-il Current holder
Kim Jong-un or Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong-un (Korean and Chinese characters).svg
"Kim Jong-un" in Choson'gul (top) and hancha (bottom) scripts.
Choson'gul ???
Hancha ???[4]
Revised Romanization Gim Jeong(-)eun
McCune�Reischauer Kim Chongun
Kim Jong-un (officially transcribed Kim Jong Un; Choson'gul: ???; Korean
pronunciation: [kim.dz??.?n];[a] born 8 January 1983) is a North Korean politician
serving as Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011 and also serving as the
Chairman (previously called first secretary) of the Workers' Party of Korea since
2012. Kim is the second child of Kim Jong-il (1941�2011) and Ko Yong-hui
(1952�2004).[5] He is the grandson of Kim Il-sung, who was the first leader of
North Korea from 1948 to 1994.[6] Kim is the first North Korean leader who was born
after the country's founding.[7]

From late 2010, Kim Jong-un was viewed as heir apparent to the leadership of the
DPRK, and following the elder Kim's death, North Korean state television announced
him as the "Great Successor".[8] Kim holds the titles of Chairman of the Workers'
Party of Korea (as First Secretary between 2012 and 2016), Chairman of the Central
Military Commission, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission, Supreme Commander of
the Korean People's Army,[9] and member of the Presidium of the Politburo of the
Workers' Party of Korea, the highest decision-making body in North Korea.[10] Kim
was promoted to the rank of Marshal of North Korea in the Korean People's Army on
18 July 2012, consolidating his position as the Supreme Commander of the Armed
Forces[11] and is often referred to as Marshal Kim Jong-un, "the Marshal"[12] or
"Dear Respected" by state media.