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Kim Jong-un, the youngest son of the late North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il, was a reclusive identity to the outside world till the death of his father on December 19.

Jong-un, who is in his late 20s, was named the "Great Successor" immediately after his father's death.

The next head of the nuclear state, Kim Jong-un was said to be educated in a school on the outskirts of Bern in Switzerland under a false name "Pak Un". The school authorities were told he was the son of an employee at North Korea's embassy in Switzerland.

Have a look at the younger Kim who is going to share power with the military in North Korea.