North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Is Turning 40. Maybe.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is believed to have turned the big four-oh on Monday, but state media continued its decades of silence on his birthday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is believed to have turned the big four-oh on Monday, but state media continued its decades of silence on his birthday.

Kim’s birthday is believed to be Jan. 8, though his secretive regime has never confirmed the date. The U.S. government lists Kim’s birth year as 1984, making him 40 years old this year.

The birth dates of Kim’s father and grandfather, who preceded him as rulers, are national holidays in the authoritarian state.

Kim Jong Un’s presumed birth date, meanwhile, has always passed quietly without mention in media or on the country’s calendars.

The closest North Korea has come to confirming the date came in January 2020 after authorities acknowledged Kim had received birthday greetings from then-President Donald Trump, though they did not mention the exact date.

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