Kim Jong-un aged 16.
A 10-year-old photograph of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's heir apparent Jong-un at the age of 16 was published in the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper on Sunday. The Japanese daily said the photo was taken in June 1999, when Jong-un, then at junior high school in Switzerland under the assumed name Park Un, posed with his classmates. -- source
More recent photo? Notice fatigue t-shirt.
Until his mother's death in 2004, Jong-un liked to wear military fatigues and carry a pistol, heading to military bases ahead of his father's visits to give soldiers pep talks on the "Songun" or Military First ideology.
Unlike Jong-chol, who is into computers and music, Jong-un is a sports fan. That is why Kim Jong-il is said to have described Jong-chol as being "girlish" and Jong-un as having leadership qualities.
One North Korean defector who used to be a member of the Pyongyang athletic squad describes Jong-un as being more aggressive than his brother.
Kim's erstwhile chef Kenji Fujimoto said Jong-un resembles his father both in his facial features and his physique.
Kim Jong-un aged 11.
For five years since 2002, Jong-un studied military science at the Kim Il Sung Military University, which trains military leaders. He is said to have received private tutoring as well by inviting academics to teach him at home.
Due to the stress from the death of his mother, Jong-un is also rumored to have grown fat, weighing 90 kg at only 175 cm tall. He is also rumored to have developed diabetes and high blood pressure, traits he inherited from his father. -- source
By Rainer Hachfled, Neues Deutschalnd, Germany on June 5, 2009.
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