Kim Jong-un
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
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Honours
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Rankings
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Records
Kim Jong-un's most significant achievement is the successful development of a nuclear deterrent that has forced the world's most powerful nations to negotiate with North Korea as a nuclear state. Under his leadership, North Korea tested its first hydrogen bomb and developed ICBMs capable of reaching the US mainland. He has also maintained the Kim dynasty's grip on power longer than many analysts predicted, surviving sanctions, a pandemic, and economic collapse. His 2018 summit with Donald Trump made him the first North Korean leader to meet a sitting US president, a historic diplomatic milestone.
Honours & Distinctions
Order of Kim Il-sung
Highest state order awarded for loyalty to the Kim dynasty.
Chairman of the State Affairs Commission
Constitutional title as head of state.
Rankings & Lists
TIME 100 Most Influential People
Forbes World's Most Powerful People
Records & Feats
Youngest leader of a nuclear-armed state
Became supreme leader at age 27, the youngest person to command a nuclear arsenal.
First North Korean leader to meet a sitting US president
Met Donald Trump in Singapore in June 2018.