Kim Jong-un

About Kim Jong-un

The current leader of North Korea, the third generation of the Kim dynasty. Kim Jong-un took power at age 27 after his fathers death. He has pursued nuclear weapons aggressively, conducting multiple tests and developing missiles capable of reaching the US. Kim met with Donald Trump three times, the first meeting between a US president and North Korean leader in 2018. Despite diplomacy, North Korea remains nuclear armed and heavily sanctioned. Kim has purged and executed numerous officials, including his own uncle. His regime is one of the most repressive on earth, with political prison camps holding tens of thousands.