Question: who is the president of north korea and how old is he

title: Kim Jong-un
text: Kim Jong - un ( Chosŏn'gŭl : 김정은 ; Korean pronunciation : ( kim. dzʌŋ. ɯn ) or ( kim. tsʌŋ. ɯn ) ; born 8 January 1982 -- 84 or 5 July 1984 ) is the Chairman of the Workers ' Party of Korea ( WPK ) and supreme leader of North Korea since 2011 . Kim is the second child of Kim Jong - il ( 1941 -- 2011 ) and Ko Yong - hui . He is the first North Korean leader to have been born after the country 's founding . Before taking power , Kim was rarely seen in public , and many of the activities of Kim and his government remain unknown . Even details such as what year he was born , and whether he did indeed attend a Western school under a pseudonym , are difficult to confirm . 

Answer: answer: Kim Jong - un (born 8 January 1982 -- 84 or 5 July 1984 ) is the Chairman of the Workers ' Party of Korea ( WPK ) and supreme leader of North Korea since 2011 .