Following the state funeral of kim Jong il on 28 December 2011, his son kim Jong-un was officially declared the supreme leader of North Korea, with state media declaring him the “Great Successor”. Having held the titles of first Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea Chairman of the Central Military Commission, First Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and Supreme Commander of the Korea People’s Army, and having also been a prssidium member of the Central Politburo of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Kim Jong-un is the current supreme leader of North Korea.