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Kim Jong-un (officially transcribed Kim Jong Un; Korean: 김정은; Korean pronunciation: [kim.dzɔŋ.ɯn];[a] born 8 January 1983 or 1984) is a North Korean politician currently the Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011 and Chairman of the Workers\' Party of Korea since 2012. Kim is the second child of Kim Jong-il (1941–2011), the country\'s second leader from 1994 to 2011, and Ko Yong-hui (1952–2004). He is the grandson of Kim Il-sung, who was the founder and first leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994. Kim is the first North Korean leader who was born after the country\'s founding, and is also the second youngest currently-serving head of government in the world.\n', '

From late 2010, Kim Jong-un was viewed as heir apparent to the leadership of the DPRK, and following the elder Kim\'s death, North Korean state television announced him as the "Great Successor". 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 Armed Forces of the Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea, 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, consolidating his position as the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. North Korean state media often refers to him as Marshal Kim Jong-un, "the Marshal" or "Dear Respected."\n', '

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