Kim Jong Un grew up in Pyongyang, the grandson of the authoritarian dictator of Kim Il-Sung, who was worshipped as a living g0d. But as the fourth child of Kim Jong Il, Kim had little reason to suspect he would ever rise to the top of the ruling party.
He spent almost a decade studying in Switzerland under an assumed identity, but often skipped class to play basketball.
Despite his lack of ambition, he would become one of the most powerful people in the world after his brother made a very big mistake.