Kim Jong-un has had an elite education. He studied at international schools in Bern, Switzerland, where he is said to have been a fan of the country's national basketball team. He attended Kim Il-sung University in Pyongyang, but is believed to have had private tutoring and was never reported actually attending a class on campus. He also reportedly studied computer science, again privately, and advocated the introduction of cell phones into North Korea, now possessed by a million or so subscribers on a network provided by Orascom, an Egyptian company.
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Kim Jong-il's death: 4 questions about 'dear successor' Kim Jong-un
The third son of North Korea鈥檚 鈥淒ear Leader鈥� Kim Jong-il appears well on his way to succeeding his father, in name if not in style and substance. He will lead the committee in charge of the funeral on Dec. 28 and will then be referred to as 鈥渟uccessor.鈥�
Just when he will assume the real titles held by his father is a matter of intense speculation. Past precedent suggests a wait of as long as three years, according to Korean custom. For now, Kim Jong-un, 28 or 29 years old, faces the prospect of manipulation by high-ranking relatives and generals.
鈥淗e鈥檚 very much an untested quantity,鈥� says Shim Jae-hoon, a political analyst in Seoul. His lone qualification, according to Mr. Shim, is that 鈥渉e symbolizes the house of Kim鈥� 鈥� a reference to his grandfather, long-ruling 鈥淕reat Leader鈥� Kim Il-sung, who died in 1994, and his father.
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