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.

4 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. Once in office, he ramped up North Korea’s nuclear program.

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. According to reports in Japanese newspapers, he went to school in Switzerland near Bern.

Feb 10, 2025 · This photo provided Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech marking the 77th founding anniversary of the Korean People’s Army at the defense ministry in Pyongyang, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image ...

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

Feb 2, 2025 · Stay on top of Kim Jong Un latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.

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 those...

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.

Jul 29, 2019 · Kim Jong-un (reportedly born January 8, 1984) is a North Korean politician who in 2011 became the third Supreme Leader of North Korea upon the death of his father and second leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-il.

5 days ago · While Kim Jong Un might respond to an approach from Trump, the North Korean leader will not forget the embarrassment he experienced at the failed Hanoi Summit of February 2019, when he left empty-handed. Amid all this change, North Korea is likely to continue exploiting the South’s political instability. While wanting to prolong the survival ...