Kim Jong-il (also written as Kim Jong Il, 김정일) (born 16 February 1941, Vyatskoye, Khabarovsk Krai, Soviet Union; official biographies state 16 February 1942, Baekdu Mountain, Korea under Japanese rule) is the de facto leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. He is the Chairman of the National Defense Commission, Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, and General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (the ruling party since 1948). He succeeded his father Kim Il-sung, founder of North Korea, who died in 1994, and commands the fourth largest standing army in the world. North Korea officially refers to him as the "Dear Leader". CNN has described Kim as "one of the most mysterious leaders in the world." (via Wikipedia)

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About Kim Jong-il

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Title: Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea

Preceded By: Kim Il-sung

Political party: Workers' Party of Korea

Name: Kim Jong-il
Yuri Irsenovich Kim,
김정일

Nationality: North Korean

Birthplace: village of Vyatskoye, near Khabarovsk

Birth Date: Feb 16, 1942
Feb 16, 1941

Start: 9 April 1993

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