Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the United States

 

 

 

 

Bio
Full Name	Barack Hussein Obama
Nickname(s)	Barry [1], No Drama Obama, Bam
Profession	Politician
Party	Democratic
Political Journey	• In 1996, he was elected to Illinois Senate. • In 1998, he was re-elected to Illinois Senate. • In 2000, he lost the Democratic Primary race in the United States House of Representatives to Bobby Rush by a margin of 2 to 1. • In 2002, he was re-elected again to Illinois Senate. • Became the Chairman of Illinois Senate's Health and Human Services Committee in January 2003. • Won Primary election in March 2004 with a landslide victory. • From 2005 to 2008, served as U.S. Senator from Illinois. • Announced his candidacy for US President on February 10, 2007. • On November 4, 2008, he won the presidency with 365 votes to 173 received by McCain and became the 1st African American President of the United States. • He announced his re-election campaign for the U.S. Presidency on April 4, 2011. • He won the presidency for the 2nd time on November 6, 2012 by winning 332 electoral votes.
Biggest Rival	Donald Trump
Physical Stats & More
Height [2]	in centimeters- 185 cm in meters- 1.85 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 1”
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Gray
Personal Life
Date of Birth	August 4, 1961
Age (as in 2019)	58 Years
Birthplace	Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Zodiac sign	Leo
Nationality	American
Hometown	Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
School	• Santo Fransiskus Asisi (St. Francis of Assisi) Catholic School, Jakarta, Indonesia • Besuki Public School, Jakarta, Indonesia • Punahou School, Honolulu, USA
College/University	• University of Hawaii • Occidental College • Columbia College, Columbia University, New York City • Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Educational Qualification	He graduated with a BA degree in 1983 (majored in Political Science with a specialty in International Relations and in English literature). [3]
Family	Father- Barack Obama Sr. (Economist) Mother- Ann Dunham Brother(s)- 4 • Malik Abongo Obama (Half-brother) • Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo (younger half-brother) • George Obama (half-brother) • David Ndesandjo (half-brother) Sister(s)- 2 • Auma Obama (older half-sister) • Maya Soetoro-Ng (younger half-sister)
Religion	Protestant Christian [4]
Ethnicity	• His mother was mostly of English descent, with some German, Irish, Scottish, Swiss, and Welsh ancestry. [5] • His father was a Luo Kenyan from Nyang'oma Kogelo. [6]
Address	5046 S Greenwood Avenue. Chicago, IL 60615.
Hobbies	Playing Basketball, watching television, playing scrabble and poker
Controversies	• A controversy arose in 2009 when Obama said that riches should pay more taxes. • When a US ambassador and three other Americans were killed in Benghazi, Libya, Obama called it an "Act of Terror" and later called it an "Act of Terrorism" upon which he earned a lot of criticisms by the opposition and the media. • When Obama said that the Health Care Reform Law, known as "Obamacare," would not be applied to illegal immigrants, it became a piece of controversy. • Obama has been criticized for his policies in the Middle East, particularly Iraq and Syria. • In 2009, when he was awarded Nobel Peace Prize, for most of the people it was like "bolt of the blue". • The claim that Obama was not born in the USA, resulted in a major controversy from 2008. • Obama was criticized for his support of Government Surveillance for violating the privacy rights of American citizens.
Favorite Things
Politician(s)	Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi
Quote	"Yes We Can"
Food	Broccoli, Burger, Hot Dogs
Film(s)	Casablanca, Lawrence of Arabia, Boyhood
Book(s)	• Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison • Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife	Michelle Obama (married 1992)
Children	Daughter(s)- 2 • Malia Ann Obama (born; July 4, 1998) • Natasha Obama (born; June 10, 2001) Son- None
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$40 million (as in 2018) [7]

 

Some Lesser Known Facts About Barack Obama

• Does Barack Obama smoke?: No (quit smoking in 2010)

• Does Barack Obama drink alcohol?: Yes

• Obama’s parents met in a Russian language class in 1960, at the University of Hawai’i.

• Obama’s father died in a road accident when Barack was just 21 years old.

• In his teenage, Obama became a member of a group made by his friends called “Choom Gang” and occasionally smoked marijuana.

• Obama made his first public speech at the Occidental College, Los Angeles in 1979.

• He traveled the first time to Europe in mid-1988.

• In 1995, Obama published a memoir “Dreams from My Father”.

• For twelve years, he taught at the University of Chicago Law School from 1996 to 2004.

• He was one of the early opponents of the George W. Bush administration’s 2003 invasion of Iraq.

• Kenya has named a beer dedicating to Obama- “Senator Keg”.

• He is pretty good at making chili and stir-fry.

• Obama loves collecting comics. Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian are among his favorite ones.

• Once Obama was a chain-smoker, but he quit smoking in 2010 for his children.

• Obama owns a pair of boxing gloves autographed by Muhammad Ali.

• He won Grammy Awards twice for Best Spoken Word Album: first, in 2006, for “Dreams from My Father” and second, in 2008, for “The Audacity of Hope”.

• In an interview, he said that had he not been into politics, he would be an architect.

• On May 22, 2018, Barack Obama, along with his wife Michelle Obama, signed a deal to produce docu-series, documentaries, and features for Netflix under the Obama’s newly formed production company, Higher Ground Productions.