Moon Jae-in

Quick Facts

Full Name	Moon Jae-in
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jan 24, 1953(1953-01-24)
Age	71
Birthplace	South Korea
Country	South Korea
Horoscope	Aquarius

Moon Jae-in Biography

Moon Jae-in is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on January 24, 1953 in South Korea, South Korea. World leader who is recognized for having served as the president of South Korea. He was also a member of the 19th National Assembly from 2012-2016 and served as the leader of the Minjoo Party of Korea.

In June of 2017, he travelled to the United States to meet President Donald Trump.

After his discharge, the death of his father influenced him to decide to take the bar exam. He went into Daeheungsa, the Buddhist temple, to study for the exam and passed the first of two rounds in 1979. In 1980 he returned to the university to complete his remaining year of studies. Later that year, he passed the second round and was admitted to the Judicial Research and Training Institute. He 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 as a student. Moon chose to go into private practice instead.

After becoming a lawyer, he partnered and worked with future president Roh Moo-hyun in the 1980s. Along with Roh, he took cases involving the labor rights issues and became renowned for his work in labor human rights. They remained friends up until Roh’s suicide in 2009.

He married Kim Jung-sook in 1981.

Moon Jae-in Net Worth

Moon Jae-in is one of the richest Politician from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Moon Jae-in 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He attended Kyunghee University and went on to serve in the South Korean special forces.

He opposed the use of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense and called for peace talks with North Korea.

Moon Jae-in (Korean: 문재인 ; Hanja: 文在寅 ; Korean pronunciation: [mun.dʑɛ.in] ; born January 24, 1953) is a South Korean politician and human rights lawyer serving as President of South Korea since 2017. Prior to this, he served as chief of staff to then-president Roh Moo-hyun (2007–2008), leader of the Democratic Party of Korea (2015–2016) and a member of the 19th National Assembly (2012–2016).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Moon Jae-in height 5 ft 8 in Moon weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Moon Jae-in Dating?

According to our records, Moon Jae-in married to Kim Jung-sook. As of December 1, 2023, Moon Jae-in’s is not dating anyone.

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Moon has favored a peaceful reunification between the two Koreas. He was both widely criticized and widely praised for his comments stating that his first visit if elected president would be to visit North Korea, a visit that would be not unlike Roh Moo-hyun’s visit to the country in 2007. Similarly, Moon’s foreign policy towards North Korea is considered to closely align with the Sunshine Policy embraced by former liberal presidents Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun.

Facts & Trivia

Moon Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Korea. Moon Jae-in celebrates birthday on January 24 of every year.

He ran for the 2012 presidential election as the Democratic United Party’s candidate in a three-way race against Park Geun-hye, the incumbent ruling party’s candidate and daughter of the late president Park Chung-hee, as well as independent software mogul Ahn Cheol-soo. Ahn dropped out of the race and endorsed Moon after polls showed a most likely definitive loss for both candidates were there to be a three-way race against Park. Moon went on to lose the election.

How long will Moon Jae be president?

Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 9 March 2022. Under the South Korean constitution, presidents are restricted to a single five-year term, meaning that incumbent president Moon Jae-in was ineligible to run for a second term.

Where was Moon Jae-in born?

Geoje-si, South Korea

How many presidents does South Korea have?

Since the establishment of the Government of the Republic of Korea, commonly known as South Korea, in 1948, twelve people have served nineteen terms as president of South Korea.

Is Moon Jae In still president?

Moon Jae-in (Korean: 문재인; Hanja: 文在寅; Korean pronunciation: [mun.dʑɛ.in]; born 24 January 1953) is a South Korean politician and former civil rights lawyer who served as the 12th President of South Korea from 2017 to 2022.

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