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Full Name: Barack Hussein Obama II
Nickname: Barry
Birthdate: August 4, 1961
Birthplace: Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women & Children in Honolulu, Hawaii
Height: 6 feet 1 inch
University: Columbia University (grad 1983); Harvard Law School (grad 1991)
Wife: Michelle Obama
Marriage Date: October 18, 1992
Children: Malia Ann Obama (born 1999) and Natasa Obama, nickname Sasha (born 2001)
Parents: Barack Obama, Sr (from Kenya) and Ann Dunham (from Kansas)
Siblings: Maya Soetoro-Ng (half sister)
Religion: Christian
Hobbies: Basketball
Political Career
- 1997 – 2004 – State legislator, Chicago
- 2004 – United States Senate campaign
- 2005 – 2008 – United States Senator, Chicago. 5th African-American Senator in U.S. history.
- November 4, 2008 – Barack Obama became president-elect of the United States by defeating John McCain in the general election. Final votes were 365 electoral votes for Obama and 173 votes for McCain.
“Change has come to America” -Barack Obama
