How North Korean leader Kim Jong Un became one of the world's most feared dictators

• North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is regarded as one of the world's most repressive leaders.
• Despite his high-profile career, there is relatively little known about the reclusive 39-year-old.
• Here's what we do know about his life, and that of his family.

The current head of a dynasty that's ruled North Korea since the 1950s, Kim Jong Un took power at a young age and has ruled with an iron grip.

Between fear of nuclear annihilation, brinkmanship, and ongoing tensions with South Korea and the US, Kim has kept a firm hold on North Korea, with his people given very few freedoms.