Kim Jong Un [d] (born 8 January 1982, 1983 or 1984) [b] is a North Korean politician 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.

1 day ago · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. then-President Donald Trump shake hands over the military demarcation line between North and South Korea on June 30, 2019. Korean Central News Agency/AP

1 day ago · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear capability, state media reported on Wednesday. The report of Kim’s visit suggests a continued emphasis on an expansion of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal, just after the start of Donald Trump’s new presidency

1 day ago · SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear fighting capability, state media ...

Jan 14, 2025 · 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.

5 days ago · President Trump with Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, in Vietnam in 2019. Talks ended without an agreement on how to roll back North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

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.

Kim Jong Un[d] (born 8 January 1982, 1983 or 1984) [b] is a North Korean politician 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.

Jun 17, 2020 · In North Korea, all authority flows from Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. He has reinstated the party as the central hub to consolidate his power and bring elites to heel.