[custom_adv] Kim Jong-un is a North Korean politician who has been Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011 and Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea since 2012. [custom_adv] He is the second child of Kim Jong-il (1941–2011), who was North Korea's second leader from 1994 to 2011, and Ko Yong-hui (1952–2004). He is the grandson of Kim Il-sung, who was the founder and led North Korea from 1948 to 1994. [custom_adv] From late 2010, Kim Jong-un was viewed as heir apparent to the leadership of North Korea, and following the elder Kim's death, North Korean state television announced him as the "Great Successor". [custom_adv] Kim holds the titles of Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (as First Secretary between 2012 and 2016), Chairman of the Central Military Commission, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission, commander-in-chief (as SAC chairman), and member of the Presidium of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea, the highest decision-making body in North Korea. [custom_adv] North Korean state media often refers to him as Marshal Kim Jong-un, "the Marshal" or "Dear Respected." [custom_adv] North Korean state media often refers to him as Marshal Kim Jong-un, "the Marshal" or "Dear Respected." [custom_adv] North Korean state media often refers to him as Marshal Kim Jong-un, "the Marshal" or "Dear Respected."