Kim Jong Un Forgoes 40th Celebrations, Feels Not Achieved Enough: Expert [Video]

Kim Jong Un is thought to have turned 40 on Monday, according to the US government. However, he seems to be forgoing a big celebration.

An expert on North Korea told The Associated Press that the North Korean leader may be skipping national festivities because he doesn’t believe he has achieved enough for his age.

Hong Min, an analyst at Seoul’s Korea Institute for National Unification, told the AP: “For Kim, it’s still probably politically burdensome to idolize himself as he’s still young and hasn’t accumulated much achievements.”

According to the AP, some have posited Kim may think he’s still too young or believes he needs greater accomplishments to his name to justify hosting the extravagant celebrations associated with his father and grandfather.

The birthdays of his father, Kim Jong Il, and grandfather Kim Il Sung are two of North Korea’s biggest holidays, traditionally marked by tributes and fireworks, as well as occasional military parades.

But the younger Kim, whose official birth year has …