How Old is Kim Jung Un, Height, Weight, Net worth and Family Facts

April 2024 · 4 minute read

Kim Jung Un is a North Korean politician who is currently the supreme commander of the North Korean armed forces and ultimately the country’s supreme leader, having succeeded his father Kim Jong Il who passed away in 2011.

How old is Kim Jung Un?

There are conflicting reports as to the current date of Kim Jung Un’s birth. North Korea has given the date of birth of its supreme leader as January 8, 1982. However, South Korean intelligence officials believe it is a year later, while their American counterparts believe it is two years later in 1984. It is undisputed that he was born in North Korea, the second of three children of his mother Ko Yong-hui, an opera singer and partner of Kim Jong-il.

training

Like his date of birth, Kim Jung Un’s instructive story is classified and left to speculation. Some reports state that he was educated at a private school in Gumligen, outside the city of Bern, Switzerland, while another report states that he attended a state school in Koniz, a town near Bern. Other reports state that the student who attended the state school was actually North Korea’s supreme leader, while the other student with similar characteristics was his older brother, Kim Jong-Chul.

After Switzerland, Kim Jong-un returned to Pyongyang to attend officer school at Kim Il-sung University from 2002 to 2007.

Wealth (income and earnings)

After seizing power in December 2011 following the death of his father, Kim Jung Un became the most powerful man in the secretive and secluded nation of Korea. Since then, he has amassed a huge fortune, estimated by Forbes Magazine to be around $5 billion. This makes him the 46th most powerful person in the world.

It should therefore come as no surprise that Kimenjoys the finer things in life despite the sufferings of his peoples. According to his former personal boss, Kenji Fujimoto, Kim drives a Mercedes-Benz 600 luxury sedan and loves drinking Johnnie Walker whiskey and smoking Yves Saint Laurent cigarettes. Basketball player Dennis Rodman has said he owns a private island like Ibiza where he lives alone.

How did Kim get his wealth? Some publications have said they are involved in counterfeiting, exporting drugs and trafficking in weapons of mass destruction, although no evidence has been provided to support the claim.

Family Facts

The Kim family is referred to locally as the Mount Paektu bloodline. Mount Paektu, also known as Mount Baekdu, is an active volcanic mountain on the border of China and North Korea. It is the highest mountain in Northeast China and the Korean Peninsula.

It is in the Ten Principles for establishing a monolithic ideological system, also known as the Constitution of North Korea, that the Kim family will forever lead and rule the country.

The Kim family came to power in 1948 after Japan’s defeat in World War II, which ended rule over the Korean Peninsula. Kim Jung Un’s grandfather, Kim Il-sung, who had previously rebelled against the Japanese, became the country’s prime minister under Soviet watch and retained power for 46 years.

Kim Il-sung has been married twice; first to Kim Jong-suk and then to Kim Song-ae. He had six children in all; Kim Jong Il, Kim Man Il, Kim Kyong Hui, Kim Kyong Jin, Kim Pyong Il and Kim Yong Il.

Kim Il-sung’s eldest son and successor, KimJong-il, was unveiled as his father’s successor in 1980 after he was appointed to the ruling party’s Central Committee. He was groomed for the position of supreme leader for 14 years before taking over after his father’s death.

Kim Jong-il had five partners; Hong Il-Chon, Kim Young-sook, Song Hye-rim, Ko Yong-hui and Kim Ok. The exact number of his descendants is unknown, but only five are known to the public. They are Kim Jong-nam, Kim Sul-lied, Kim Jong-chul, Kim Jong-un and Kim Yo-jong.

Height, weight and other facts

Birth name: Kim Jung Un

Date of birth: January 8, 1984

Place of birth: Pyongyang, North Korea

Weight: 130kg

Height: 5ft 7in (1.7m)

Sun sign: Capricorn

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