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    North Korean leader | Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un(1983 ~ )
Kim Jong-un
Official title
First Secretary of the Workers’ Party
First Chairman of the National Defense Commission
Marshal of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

January 8, 1983 (or 1984) Born as the third and youngest son of former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il
(Some claim Kim was born in 1982)

Family
Father- Kim Jong-il
Mother- Koh Young-hui
Wife-Ri Sol-ju
Chronology(1990 ~)
1990s Attended the International School of Berne in Switzerland
2009 Designated as heir-apparent to former leader Kim Jong-il
September 2010 Promoted to four-star general and appointed vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party
December 2011 Named Supreme Commander of the (North) Korean People’s Army upon the death of his father Kim Jong-il
April 2012 Elected First Secretary of the Worker’s Party
Elected First Chairman of the National Defense Commission
July 2012 Named Marshal of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea