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Kim Jong-un

Politician · Sanctioned entity

Kim Jong-un is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Jong Un Kim · KIM Jong Un · KIM, Jong Un · Kim Chŏng-un · Kim Dzong Un · 30 more...				[sources]
Other name	Gim Jeong-eun · Gĭng Céng-ŏng · Jong Un Kim · KJU · Kim Chèng-un · 78 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Pak Un				[sources]
Birth date	1984-01-08				[sources]
Place of birth	Pyongyang				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	North Korea				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
Citizenship	North Korea				[sources]
First name	Jeong-eun · Jong Un · Jung-eun				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Last name	Kim				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q56226				[sources]
Position	Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea · General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (2012-) · President of the State Affairs Commission (2012-) · President, State Affairs Commission (SAC) · State Affairs Commission President · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	Kim Il-sung Military University · Kim Il-sung University · Liebefeld-Steinhölzli State School				[sources]
Religion	atheism				[sources]
Ethnicity	Koreans				[sources]
Source link	sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.cia.gov · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2024-11-29	Last processed	2024-12-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Kim Ju-ae	child	-	-
Kim Jong-Il	father	-	-
Kim Jong-ju	child	-	-
Kim Jong-Nam	sibling	-	-
Kim Jong-chul	sibling	-	-
Kim Yo-Jong	sibling	-	-
Ko Yong-hi	mother	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Supreme Leader of North Korea	2011-12-17	-
Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army	2011-12-17	-
Supreme Leader of North Korea	2011-12-17	-
President, State Affairs Commission (SAC)	-	-
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea	2012-04-11	-
Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army	2011-12-17	-
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea	2012-04-11	-
member of the Supreme People's Assembly	2014-03-09	-
President, State Affairs Commission (SAC)	2011-12-17	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ri Sol-ju	spouse	-	-
Kim Sul-Song	sibling · younger brother	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons248,643

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician58,852

All members of national legislatures in the world, collected from hundreds of government web sites and consolidated via Wikidata.

MySociety · non-official source

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List33,229

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)21,181

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

US CIA World Leaders11,047

An index of most national-level cabinet members in world governments that is publicly maintained by the CIA.

United States · CIA

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories425,794

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Factbook Heads of State and Government920

An index of most national-level heads of state and heads of government in world governments that is publicly maintained by the CIA.

United States · CIA

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Wikidata378,482

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-korea-north-kim-jong-un-state-affairs-commission-president · NK-hHHgSrbJkjDTQ5S3BNb5D8 · unprot-125bc3da6fc0f06b6ec23afc08221b2a5eead7a8 · ofac-20157 · evpo-ebbf5070-ae94-4ae9-9c7a-5645c6ce7bb0 · NK-UYj3KovhNpEHizfSRJVGFF · us-cia-korea-north-kim-jong-un-president-state-affairs-commission-sac

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