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KIM JONG-UM

Kim Jong-un or Kim Jong Un. Born 8 January 1982–84 on 5 July 1984 is the Chairman of
the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and supreme leader of North Korea since 2011. Kim
is the second child of Kim Jong-il (1941–2011) and Ko Yong-hui. He is the first North
Korean leader to have been born after the country's founding. Before taking power,
Kim was rarely seen in public, and many of the activities of Kim and his government
remain unknown. Even details such as what year he was born, and whether he did
indeed attend a Western school under a pseudonym, are difficult to confirm.

Kim succeeded his father and supreme leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong-il, following the
elder Kim's death in 2011. Kim holds the titles of Chairman of the Workers' Party of
Korea (as First Secretary between 2012 and 2016), Chairman of the Central Military
Commission, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission, Supreme Commander of the
Korean People's Army, and member of the Presidium of the Politburo of the Workers'
Party of Korea, the highest decision-making body in North Korea. Kim was promoted to
the rank of Marshal of North Korea in the Korean People's Army on 18 July 2012.
Kim Jong-un is widely believed to have ordered the assassination of his half-brother,
Kim Jong-nam in Malaysia in February 2017.

Personality
He was obsessed with basketball and computer games. On 26 February 2013, Kim
Jong-un met Dennis Rodman, leading many reporters to speculate that Rodman was
the first American that Kim had met. Rodman described his trip to Kim Jong-un's
private island, "It's like Hawaii or Ibiza, but he's the only one that lives there." Kim
Jong-un’s net worth is estimated at US$5 billion.
According to diplomatic sources, "Kim Jong-un likes to drink and party all night like his
father and ordered the equipment to help him beat hangovers and fatigue." Kim Jong-
un is reportedly recruiting young, female companions to form a “pleasure troupe” to
entertain him.

Health
In 2009, reports suggested that Kim Jong-un was a diabetic and suffered from
hypertension.[49][136] He is also known to smoke cigarettes
Family
On 25 July 2012, North Korean state media reported for the first
time that Kim Jong-un is married to Ri Sol-ju, who appears to be
in her early 20s, had been accompanying Kim Jong-un to public
appearances for several weeks prior to the announcement.
According to a South Korean analyst, Kim Jong-il had hastily
arranged the marriage after suffering a stroke in 2008, the two
married in 2009, and they had a child in 2010 named Ju-ae.
However, South Korean sources speculated that they could have
many children.

Human rights violated


he 2013 report on the situation of human rights in North Korea[115] by United Nations
Special Rapporteur Marzuki Darusman proposed a United Nations commission of
inquiry[116] to document the accountability of Kim Jong-un and other individuals in
the North Korean government for alleged crimes against humanity.[117] The report of
the commission of inquiry[118] was published in February 2014 and recommends
making him accountable for crimes against humanity at the International Criminal
Court.[119]
In July 2016, the United States Department of the Treasury imposed personal sanctions
on Kim. Although his involvement in human rights abuses was cited as the reason,[120]
officials said the sanctions target the country's nuclear and missile programs

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