{"id":"kim-jong-un","name_en":"Kim Jong Un","name_ko":"김정은","aliases":["Kim Jong-eun"],"wikidata":"Q56226","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong_Un","image":{"src":"/img/people/kim-jong-un.jpg","credit":"Владимир Смирнов / ТАСС / Wikimedia Commons","license":"CC BY 4.0","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kim_Jong-un_and_Vladimir_Putin_(2023-09-13)_12_(cropped).jpg"},"born":{"date":"1984-01-08","place":"Wonsan","note":"US OFAC records list Jan 8, 1984; state propaganda claims 1982"},"died":null,"status":{"value":"alive","as_of":"2026-09-01","source_url":null},"gender":"male","rank":"Wonsu","roles":[{"title":"General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea","org_id":null,"start":"2012-04-11","end":null,"source_url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56226"},{"title":"President of the State Affairs Commission","org_id":null,"start":"2012-04-13","end":null,"source_url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56226"},{"title":"Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army","org_id":null,"start":"2011-12-17","end":null,"source_url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56226"},{"title":"Supreme Leader of North Korea","org_id":null,"start":"2011-12-17","end":null,"source_url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56226"},{"title":"member of the Presidium of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea","org_id":null,"start":null,"end":null,"source_url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56226"},{"title":"member of the Supreme People's Assembly","org_id":null,"start":null,"end":null,"source_url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56226"}],"family":[{"relation":"father","person_id":"kim-jong-il","note":"Father, second supreme leader"},{"relation":"mother","person_id":"ko-yong-hui","note":"Mother, consort from Japan"},{"relation":"spouse","person_id":"ri-sol-ju","note":"First Lady, married circa 2009"},{"relation":"child","person_id":"kim-ju-ae","note":"Daughter and prominent public heir presumptive"},{"relation":"sibling","person_id":"kim-jong-chol","note":"Older brother, non-political"},{"relation":"half-sibling","person_id":"kim-jong-nam","note":"Older half-brother, assassinated 2017"},{"relation":"sibling","person_id":"kim-yo-jong","note":"Sister, core regime gatekeeper and adviser"},{"relation":"half-sibling","person_id":"kim-sol-song","note":"Older half-sister"},{"relation":"uncle","person_id":"jang-song-thaek","note":"Uncle-in-law, executed Dec 2013"},{"relation":"aunt","person_id":"kim-kyong-hui","note":"Paternal aunt, surviving elder"}],"health":[{"claim":"South Korea's NIS told lawmakers he is 'extremely obese', weighing over 140 kg and at high risk of cardiovascular disease, though he shows no difficulty with physical activity.","source_name":"The Japan Times (NIS briefing)","source_url":"https://japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/30/asia-pacific/north-korea-leader-obese-seoul-spy","date":"2026-09-30","confidence":"reported","curated":true},{"claim":"NIS: about 140 kg, with signs of high blood pressure and diabetes since his early 30s; North Korean officials were looking abroad for new medicines to treat him.","source_name":"CBS News (NIS briefing)","source_url":"https://cbsnews.com/news/kim-jong-un-north-korea-weight-health-problems-medicine-south-korea","date":"2024-07-29","confidence":"reported","curated":true},{"claim":"NIS: estimated at about 140 kg with significant sleep disorders.","source_name":"Inquirer / AFP (NIS briefing)","source_url":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1777829/kim-jong-un-estimated-to-weigh-about-140-kg-with-significant-sleep-disorders-spy-agency/amp","date":"2023-05","confidence":"reported","curated":true},{"claim":"NIS: lost about 20 kg in 2021 but showed no signs of serious illness.","source_name":"NBC News","source_url":"https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-s-kim-jong-un-has-lost-weight-remains-n1282691","date":"2021-07","confidence":"reported","curated":true}],"physical":{"height_cm":null,"weight_kg":{"value":140,"source_name":"NIS via The Japan Times","source_url":"https://japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/30/asia-pacific/north-korea-leader-obese-seoul-spy","date":"2026-09-30","confidence":"reported","curated":true}},"sanctions":[{"list":"OFAC","id":"20157","date":null,"source_url":"https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/Details.aspx?id=20157"}],"summary":"Kim Jong Un is a North Korean politician and dictator who has been serving as the supreme leader of North Korea since 2011, following the death of his father, Kim Jong Il. 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