10 May,2016 07:58 AM IST | | Agencies
Kim was titled as the chairman of the Worker’s Party, where he was previously the first secretary
33-year-old Kim Jong-Un is the third generation of the dynasty that has ruled North Korea since its founding in 1948.
Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un was yesterday given a new title as the chairman of the Workers' Party at a rare top-level meeting of the ruling party. The country's de facto head of state Kim Yong-Nam announced the post as foreign journalists briefly watched proceedings at the party congress.
33-year-old Kim Jong-Un is the third generation of the dynasty that has ruled North Korea since its founding in 1948. PIC/AFP
33-year-old Kim, the third generation of the dynasty that has ruled the country since its founding in 1948, was previously first secretary of the party. The appointment will further bolster his authority at a congress seen as a coronation of sorts for the young leader, who came to power in December 2011 after the death of his father Kim Jong-Il. Kim Jong-Il has been designated eternal party general secretary.
The current leader's grandfather and the country's founding leader, Kim Il-Sung, remains eternal president of the nation despite having died in 1994.
