Unit 684 was supposed to be a top-secret assassination squad tasked with attacking the residence of North Korea's then leader Kim Il Sung. But the 1968 experiment to create a crack team of would Kim Jong Un. Kim Jong Un [c] [d] ( English: / ˌkɪm dʒɒŋˈʊn, - ˈuːn /; [2] born 8 January 1982 or 1983) [e] is a North Korean politician who has been supreme leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. [f] He is the third son of Kim Jong Il, who was North Korea's second supreme leader Kim Jong-il was the supreme ruler of North Korea for 17 years, from 1994 to 2011. Almost every building in North Korea can be seen spotted with portraits, murals and larger-than-life mosaics of Kim Jong-il and his father, Kim II-sung, either side-by-side or standing together. Notable Alumni: Kim Il-sung University. Cause of Death Kim Han Sol. The 22-year-old is the eldest son of Kim Jong Nam and grandson of Kim Jong II. Kim Han Sol is one of the few remaining bloodlines to the Kim hereditary dynasty and has been on the run North Korean leader Kim Jong Un marked the 10th anniversary of the death of his father Kim Jong Il on Friday amid an economic crisis stoked by Covid-19 restrictions and U.S. sanctions Kim Jong il Death. Kim passed away on December 17, 2011 at the age of 70 in Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Kim's cause of death was heart attack. North Korea's enigmatic leader Kim Jong Il - who, after succeeding his father 17 years ago, captained his poor, closed nation and antagonized its enemies - is dead, state media reported Monday. Kim Jong Nam is the eldest son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, who ruled the communist state from 1994 to 2011, and was once regarded as heir apparent to his father. The son was born Mr. Kim, 74 years old, has led North Korea since the nation was founded in 1948. During his long tenure, he has encouraged a cult of personality that pervades his nation. He is known to North By Eleanor Ross. On 13 February, Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half brother of Kim Jong Un, was believed to have been murdered in Kuala Lumpur airport after at least one woman attacked him, possibly IRU49.