Barack Hussein Obama II
- Born:
- August 4, 1961, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Nationality:
- American
- Profession(s):
- Politician, Lawyer, Author
Early Life and Education
- Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Barack Obama Sr. and Ann Dunham.
- Lived in Indonesia for several years during his childhood.
- Graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in Political Science.
- Earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review.
Career and Major Achievements
- Community organizer in Chicago.
- Lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School.
- Elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996, serving until 2004.
- Elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004, representing Illinois.
- Elected as the 44th President of the United States in 2008, serving two terms (2009-2017).
- Key achievements as President include the Affordable Care Act, the end of the Iraq War, the killing of Osama bin Laden, and the establishment of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy.
- Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009.
Notable Works
- Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (1995)
- The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (2006)
- A Promised Land (2020)
Legacy and Impact
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