North Korea’s Kim Jong-un ‘turns 40’ but without any public celebrations
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is believed to have turned 40 on 8 January but there was no official acknowledgement of his birthday.
His birthday has never been publicly acknowledged, unlike those of his late father Kim Jong-il and grandfather Kim Il-sung, which are celebrated as two major holidays in the country.
While the government lists, making him 40 in 2024, has never confirmed the exact date. The closest confirmation came in 2020 when Kim Kye-gwan, a senior aide to Mr had sent a personal letter to the North Korean leader for his birthdayâ.
