Kim Jong-un

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Kim Jong-un is the current supreme leader of North Korea, the son of Kim Jong-il and the grandson of Kim Il-sung. He has held the titles of the First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, the Chairman of the Central Military Commission, First Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea, the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, and also a presidium member of the Central Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea. He was officially declared the supreme leader following the state funeral for his father on 28 December 2011. From late 2010, Kim Jong-un was viewed as heir apparent to the leadership of the nation, and following his father's death, he was announced as the "Great Successor" by North Korean state television. Learn more about the current supreme leader of the secretive totalitarian state, Kim Jong-un, in this book. von Thomson-Smith, Lydia D.