KIM Jong-un and North Korea’s relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons has heightened global tensions and escalated the risk of military conflict with the US. But very little is known about the dictator behind the military regime. Here is everything we do know. Who is Kim Jong-un? Kim is the second child of his predecessor as Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-il and his wife Kim Yong-hui. North Korean authorities have stated that his birth date is January 8, 1982, but South Korean intelligence officials believe the actual date is a year later. Chicago Bulls legend Dennis Rodman, who is a friend of the dictator, said he was born on January 8, 1983. But records at the Swiss school he attended say he was born on July 5, 1984 putting him anywhere between 33 and 36 years of age. Kim attended an English language school near Bern before later going to the Liebefeld Steinhölzli school in Koniz using the name “Pak Un”. And it was during his time in Europe where he is said to have developed his passions for cheese and basketball. His old mates at the German-speaking Liebefeld-Steinhölzli public school say Kim was a “funny, popular boy.” Like everybody else at the school,…