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🇰🇵 Kim Jong-un
President of North Korea since December 30, 2011
How long has Kim Jong-un been in office?
As of August 31, 2026, Kim Jong-un has been in office for 5,358 days as President of North Korea, with no scheduled end date. There is no scheduled end date to count down to: North Korea is classified as a closed autocracy, where leaders are not chosen through multiparty elections and typically leave office only by choice, death, or force.
5,358 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
Key facts
| Role | President of North Korea |
|---|---|
| Political system | Closed autocracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Party | Workers’ Party of Korea |
| Born | January 8, 1984 (age 42) |
| Took office | December 30, 2011 (aged 27) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Officeholder no. | 3rd President of North Korea |
| Preceded by | Kim Jong-il |
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