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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.
Early life
According to reports in Japanesenewspapers, he went to school in Switzerland near Bern. First reports claimed Kim went to the private English-language International School in Gümligen under the name "Chol-pak" or "Pak-chol" from 1993 to 1998.[6] Kim was described as shy and good student who got along well with his classmates and was a basketball fan.[7]
In December 2011, Kim became the leader of North Korea after his father Kim Jong-il died on 17 December 2011. His grandfather Kim Il-Sung was the first leader of North Korea. On 9 March 2014, Kim was elected unopposed to the Supreme People's Assembly.
Family executions
On 12 December 2013, North Korean news outlets reported that due to alleged "treachery", Kim had ordered the execution of his uncle Jang Song-thaek.[8] Kim is thought by many to have ordered the assassination of his half-brother, Kim Jong-nam, in Malaysia in February 2017.[9][10]
Nuclear power
As of 2016, the United Nations has created five rounds of sanctions against North Korea for its nuclear program and missile tests.[11]
As of March 2018, a South Korean official Chung Eui-Yong made an announcement on North Korea in the White House briefing room that the North Korean leader Kim told the South Koreans he is "committed to denuclearisation" and "North Korea will refrain from any further nuclear or missile tests." and is open to meeting Donald Trump in North Korea.[12]
Human rights violations
Human rights violations under the leadership of Kim Jong-il were condemned by the UN General Assembly.[13] Press reports indicate that they are continuing under Kim.[14]
In his 2018 New Year Speech, Kim said he was open to talk with South Korea, and also to taking part in the 2018 Winter Olympics in the South.[15] The Seoul–Pyongyang hotline was reopened after almost 2 years.[16] North and South Korea marched together in the Olympics opening ceremony under a unified flag.
Kim is married to Ri Sol-ju. They married in 2009. They had a daughter in 2010. He attended a state school in Switzerland from 1998 to 2000 posing as a diplomat's son. Kim is reported to have later attended the Kim Il Sung Military University in Pyongyang from 2002 to 2007.[20] His mother died of cancer in 2004.[21]
In 2009, reports suggested that Kim was a diabetic and suffered from hypertension.[22][23] He is also known to smoke cigarettes.[24]
↑"The secret life of Kim Jong-un's aunt, who has lived in the U.S. since 1998". The Washington Post. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016. They can reveal, for example, that Kim Jong-un was born in 1984 – not 1982 or 1983, as has been widely believed. The reason they're certain? It was the same year that their first son was born. 'He and my son were playmates from birth. I changed both of their diapers', Ko said with a laugh.
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