Biography Of Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama

Name

Barack Obama

Occupation

U.S. President, Lawyer, U.S. Senator

Birth Date

August 4, 1961 (age 54)

Education

Harvard Law School, Occidental College, Columbia University, Punahou Academy

Place of Birth

Honolulu, Hawaii

AKA

Barack Obama

Full Name

Barack Hussein Obama II

Zodiac Sign

Leo

Barack Obama is the 44th and current president of the United States, and the first African American to serve as U.S. president. First elected to the presidency in 2008, he won a second term in 2012.

  

Synopsis

Born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, Barack Obama is the 44th and current president of the United States. He was a community organizer, civil-rights lawyer and teacher before pursuing a political career. He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996 and to the U.S. Senate in 2004. He was elected to the U.S. presidency in 2008, and won re-election in 2012 against Republican challenger Mitt Romney