- Born
- Nickname
- Dark King
- Height5′ 7¾″ (1.72 m)
- Moon Jae-in was born on January 24, 1953 in Geoje Island, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, Korea. He has been married to Kim Jung-Sook since March 1981. They have two children.
- SpouseKim Jung-Sook(March 1981 - present) (2 children)
- President of the Republic of Korea, May 10, 2017 - present.
- His wife, Kim Jung-sook was a vocalist at Kyung Hee University where he was also a student.
- Held roles as Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Affairs, Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Society and Chief Presidential Secretary from 2003 to 2008.
- Graduated from the Institute as the second in his class but was not admitted to become a judge or state prosecutor due to his history of activism against the Yushin dictatorship under Park Chung-hee's rule.
- Was a founding member of the South Korean newspaper, The Hankyoreh, in 1988.
- [At the 2018 Winter Olympics] The female ice hockey players from the two Koreas are now holding a small snowball in their hands. Now if we put our hearts and minds together, it will continue to grow larger and larger and turn into a snowman of peace.
- Creating a structure for mutual prosperity requires lowering regional and transnational barriers to facilitate the flow of goods and promote people-to-people interactions.
- I hope peace is a part of everyday life.
- The North and South were one people sharing one language and one culture for about 5,000 years. Ultimately, we should reunite.
- South Korea was able to build its national security thanks to the U.S., and the two nations will work together on the North Korean nuclear issue. However, I believe we need to be able to take the lead on matters in the Korean Peninsula as the country directly involved.
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