| align=center|[[Kim Jong-il]] || align=center|[[North Korea]] || align=center|'''1994–present''' || <small>Became General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of the National Defense Commission (the highest state offices) on his father's death. Continues his father's "[[Juche]]" ideology.</small> | | align=center|[[Kim Jong-il]] || align=center|[[North Korea]] || align=center|'''1994–present''' || <small>Became General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of the National Defense Commission (the highest state offices) on his father's death. Continues his father's "[[Juche]]" ideology.</small> |