Something to smile about ... Kim Jong-un has banned anyone from having his name. Picture: AFP/KCNA via KNS Republic of Korea Source: AFP
IN North Korea, there can be only one Kim Jong-un.
A South Korean official said Pyongyang forbids its people from using the same name as the young absolute leader.
The measure appears meant to bolster a personality cult surrounding Kim, who took over after the death of his dictator father Kim Jong-il in late 2011.
Seoul officials have said Pyongyang also banned the use of the names of Kim Jong-il and the country's founder, Kim Il-sung.
The South Korean official said Kim Jong-il in early 2011 ordered citizens with the same name as his son to get new names and demanded that authorities reject birth registrations of newborn babies with the name. Names had to be revised on official documents, including social security cards and school diplomas.
The official requested anonymity because he wasn't authorised to speak publicly and refused to disclose how the information was obtained.
Absolute leader ... Pyongyang also banned the use of the names of Kim Jong-il (pictured) and the country's founder, Kim Il-sung. Picture: AFP/KCNA via KNS Source: AFP
However, an internal state document obtained by South Korea's KBS TV stationcontains an "administrative order" issued by then leader Kim Jong-il in January 2011 for all party, army and police officials to ensure the directive was carried out.
"All party organs and public security authorities should make a list of residents named Kim Jong-un … and train them to voluntarily change their names," said the document.
"Authorities should make sure that there is no one making unnecessary complaints or spreading gossip … regarding this project," it added.
Kim Jong-un made his international debut in late 2010 when he was awarded a slew of top political jobs. His father, who reportedly suffered a stroke in 2008, was seen as moving fast to hand over power so his family could rule for a third generation.
Kim Jong-il inherited power in 1994 when his father Kim Il-sung died.
North Korea enforces strict, state-organised public reverence of the Kim family, which serves as the backbone of the family's authoritarian rule of the impoverished country. The North is locked in a long-running international standoff over its nuclear ambitions.
All North Koreans are required to wear lapel pins bearing the images of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il and to put the leaders' portraits on the walls of their homes. Their birthdays are considered the most important holidays in North Korea.
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