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Kim Jong Un. Kim Jong Un [c] [d] [e] ( English: / ˌkɪm dʒɒŋˈʊn, - ˈuːn /; [2] Korean: 김정은; born 8 January 1982, 1983 or 1984) [f] is a North Korean politician who has been supreme leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. [g] He is the third son of Kim Jong Il, who was the ...
18 hours ago · Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands after a signing ceremony of the new partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 19, 2024.
2 days ago · Kim Jong-Un was declared North Korea's supreme leader after the death of his father in December 2011. In April 2012 his status was validated by the acquisition of several official titles: first secretary of the Korean Workers' Party, chairman of the Central Military Commission, and chairman of the National Defense Commission, which was the country’s highest bureaucratic authority.
Aug. 10, 2023, 12:41 PM UTC. By Larissa Gao. HONG KONG — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed his country's top general and ordered the military to step up war preparations “in an ...
2 days ago · Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, welcoming President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to Pyongyang early Wednesday, in an image released by North Korean state media.
Dec 17, 2021 · Newly minted third-generation North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, flanked by top party and military officials, presides over a national memorial service for his father, Kim Jong Il, in December 2011.