SEOUL, Safar 6, 1433, Dec 31, 2011, SPA - North Korea announced on Saturday it has appointed Kim Jong-un, the anointed successor and youngest son of Kim Jong-il, as supreme commander of its 1.2 million military, two days after official mourning for the late leader ended. The North's state news agency KCNA said the appointment was made at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party on Friday. KCNA said the Political Bureau members "courteously proclaimed Kim Jong-un, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, assumed the supreme commandership of the Korean People's Army", according to a will made by Kim Jong-il on October 8. --SPA 14:50 LOCAL TIME 11:50 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/957463