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, also known as Kim Jong-eun or Kim Jung-eun, formerly Kim Jong-woon or Kim Jung-woon, is the third and youngest son of Kim Jong-il with his late consort Ko Young-hee. He is a four-star general in the Korean People's Army and the confirmed heir to the leadership of North Korea. Kim's birth date is not known for certain, but he is thought to have been born in 1983 or early 1984. North Korean officials formerly gave his date of birth as 8 January 1983, but from late 2009 gave 1982 as his birth year, possibly part of preparations for his anointment as successor to his father, as the adjustment would make him 30 in 2012, which is significant for the regime