Hak Ja Han (Korean: 한학자, Hanja: 韓鶴子) or Hakja Han Moon (born January 6, 1943 lunar calendar) is an influential member of the Unification Church and the widow of the church's founder, Sun Myung Moon. They married in April 1960 and have 13 children and over 40 grandchildren, as well as a growing number of great-grandchildren. They are viewed by Unification Church members as the "new messiahs," and are referred to as the "True Parents"; she is called the "True Mother" and regarded as the "perfect woman".
In 1992 she established the Unification Church affiliated-organization Women's Federation for World Peace, and traveled the world speaking on its behalf. Han's influence within the Unification Church has steadily increased. She is Moon's designated successor as the leader of the Unification Movement. In the American media Han is sometimes referred to as "Mrs. Moon"; although in Korean culture a married woman keeps her original family name, with the children taking their father's.
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