North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un came to power after the death of his father Kim Jong-il in December 2011. Here, we take a look back at some of the most interesting photo opportunities that he has taken part in during his time in charge of the highly secretive state.Kim Jong-un recently visited the Samchon catfish farm in Samchon, HwanghaenamdoSchoolchildren stand beside North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as he arrives to attend “We Are the Happiest in the World”, a performance by schoolchildren to celebrate the 70th founding anniversary of the Korean Children’s Union.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visiting the construction site of the medical oxygen factory in Pyongyang.Kim Jong-Un inspects the crocodiles at a new nature museum in Pyongyang.Kim Jong-Un inspecting an exhibition of machinery and equipment at an undisclosed location.Kim’s appearance in the auditorium was applauded with great gustoNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-Un laughs heartily during what the state national news agency said was the underwater test-fire of a strategic submarine ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North KoreaNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) inspects a test-firing of a new type of large-calibre multiple rocket launch system at an undisclosed location in North Korea.North Korean soldiers celebrate with their leader Kim Jong-un.North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting maneuvers for attack and defence between large combined units of the Korean People’s Army (KPA).North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting maneuvers for attack and defence between large combined units of the Korean People’s Army (KPA).North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts as he watches a long range rocket launch. North Korea launched a long-range rocket carrying what it has called a satellite, but its neighbors and Washington denounced the launch as a missile test, conducted in defiance of U.N. sanctions and just weeks after a nuclear bomb test.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a long range rocket.Kim Jong-Un inspecting the Kim Jong-Suk Pyongyang textile mill factory in Pyongyang.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has continued to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea with a night out watching the secretive state’s top girl band. The all-female group known as the Moranbong Band joined the leader and his wife for a photograph as they listened to another group called the Chongbong Band.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting the January 18 general machinery plant in South Pyongan province.Kim Jong-un visited the recently refurbished Phyongchon Revolutionary Site in central Pyongyang. The museum regularly appears in official documentaries about revolutionary history and on the DPRK’s military industrial complex.North Korea has launched a new policy, targeting citizens with long hair and suggesting them to copy Kim Jong-un’s much-mocked ‘ambitious’ style. Here are three examples showing the leader’s luxurious black ‘barnet’. Sources in Pyongyang, quoted by South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo newspaper, said authorities in the North Korean capital have issued a circular encouraging that men keep their hair to a maximum 2 cm (0.8 inches) in length.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) holds hands with an unidentified man while walking through a tunnel of frozen fish at the August 25 Fishery Station under Korean People’s Army (KPA) Unit 313 at an undisclosed locationAnd he looked equally enthralled with the processing room where trays of small fish were being prepped for the giant freezersKim took a tour around the storage facility which had blocks of frozen fish stacked to the ceilingKim wore a snazzy ankle length double breasted overcoat for the tour of the catfish farmKim Jong-un gives visiting the Sci-Tech Complex, in PyongyangNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has a crafty cigarette as he and his wife Ri Sol-ju listen to the Moranbong BandNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un waves to a crowd while inspecting a newly-built village at Paekhak-dong in Sonbong District of flood-hit Rason CityNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un seems to be enjoying himself during a visit to a homewares exhibition in North KoreaNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un gives ‘field guidance’ to Farm No. 1116 under the Korean People’s Army (KPA) Unit 810 in PyongyangNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un greets North Korea’s female football team as they arrive at Pyongyang International Airport after winning the 2015 EAFF East Asian CupKim Jong-un checks the firmness of the mattresses during the tourNorth Korea leader Kim Jong-un checks the tomatoes during a visit to the Pyongyang Vegetable Science Institute. He of course offered some ‘field guidance’ during the tour.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets two female supersonic fighter pilots, Jo Kum-hyang and Rim Sol, after their training flight, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Kim congratulated them calling them ‘flowers of the sky.’North Korean leader Kim Jong-un poses for a photo with soldiers as he attends an anti-aircraft shooting contest at an undisclosed location, North KoreaNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting the Pyongyang Bio-technical Institute under Korean People’s Army (KPA) Unit 810 in PyongyangNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un looks at some wheat during a visit to a seed research farm operated by the North Korean People’s Army.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives field guidance at the 810 army unit’s Salmon farmsKim Jong Un gets excited by the salmonNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the 810 army unit’s Salmon farmsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the 810 army unit’s Salmon farms
…During his inspection of the farm, Mr Kim ‘strongly criticised the shortcoming of its officials as a manifestation of incompetence, outmoded way of thinking and irresponsible work style,’ the North’s official KCNA news agency said in a report on the visit.North Korean media have released a picture of Kim Jong-un at the top of Mount Paektu, a 2,750-metre peak considered a sacred place by the Koreans. He climbed the mountain at dawn on SaturdayKim Jong-un waves at cheering combat aircraft pilots of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) on the snow-covered Mount Paektu. State-run news service KCNA reported that Mr Kim scaled Mt Paektu on Saturday morning, accompanied by hundreds of fighter pilots and party officials.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un plants a tree during an event to promote forestation in Pyongyang, North KoreaKim plays pong: Directing live firing exercises, North Korea’s secretive leader appeared to have a pink cased iPad close to hand…Kim Jong-un took to the skies above Pyongyang to take a look at a new housing complex being built for scientists…Kim checks out the studs on the sole of a football bootKim Jong Top Gun: Kim Jong-un sits in a fighter jet as he guides a flight drill for airmen of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) Air and Anti-Air ForceThe Korean People’s Army Air Force possesses between 1,600 and 1,700 aircraft of different types, mostly of Soviet and Chinese origin including thirty Russian MiG-29 jetsKim Jong-un pays a visit to the November 2 Factory of the Korean People’s Army. During his visit he toured bread and confectionery workshops and a newly built room dedicated to the history of the factory.Kim Jong-gunk: Kim Jong-un visits the Chonji Lubricant Factory in North Korea. The paper said Kim called for efforts to improve international competitiveness of North Korean products.Kim Jong-un tests a mattress for firmness while inspecting a new block of appartments built for North Korean scientistsTrying to prove he’s a fun guy, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un smiles as he tours a mushroom factory affiliated with North Korea’s military unit 534Giddy up: Kim Jong-un climbs into the saddle as he inspects the training ground of a horse riding company of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) Unit 534 at an undisclosed place in North Korea.Take me to the river: Kim Jong-un visits the Wolnae Islet Defence Detachment in the western sector of the front line, which is near South Korea’s Baengnyeong IslandHelter Skelter: Kim Jong-un smiles while enjoying a ride at the Rungna People’s Pleasure Ground in Pyongyang. The North Korean leader, along with his wife Ri Sol-ju, was attending a ceremony to mark the completion of the amusement park. But the most curious thing, frankly, is: who is that Western guy in the front row?Kim Jong-un meets with his friend former NBA star Dennis Rodman in Pyongyang, North Korea, in 7 September 2013, according to the regime’s official Korean Central News Agency. The news wire said that they watched a friendly basketball game and had dinner together.These youngsters were apparently overcome with happiness at Kim’s appearance at the Korean Children’s UnionChildren are reduced to tears at the sight of their leader during his visit the Pyongyang Myohyangsan Children’s Camp, situated at the foot of Mt. Myohyang in North Phyongan ProvinceEven the goat appears to be smiling on Kim’s visit to Breeding Station No. 621A photo-op used by all world leaders, Kim Jong-un carries a child during his inspection of the defence detachment on Jangjae Islet and the Hero Defence Detachment on Mu Islet in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)Kim Jong-un smokes a cigarette at the General Satellite Control and Command Center in this picture released by the North’s KCNA news agency in Pyongyang…Kim Jong-un (front) and his wife Ri Sol-ju pay a visit to Unit 1017 of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) Air and Anti-Air Force. He was honoured with the title of O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits Kyongsang Kindergarten
If you watched carefully all the pictures, until the end, you deserve a pat and a cheer from the Supreme Leader, The Boss!
