Barack Hussein Obama II
- Born:
- August 4, 1961, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Nationality:
- American
- Profession(s):
- Politician, Lawyer, Author
Early Life and Education
- Born to Barack Obama Sr. and Ann Dunham.
- Lived in Indonesia from 1967 to 1971.
- Graduated from Punahou School in Honolulu in 1979.
- B.A. in Political Science from Columbia University in 1983.
- J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1991, where he was the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review.
Career and Major Achievements
- Community organizer in Chicago from 1985 to 1988.
- Lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004.
- Illinois State Senator from 1997 to 2004.
- U.S. Senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008.
- 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 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.
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
Barack Obama's presidency marked a significant moment in American history, as he was the first African-American to hold the office. His policies and actions have had a lasting impact on healthcare, foreign policy, and social issues. Some consider Uday Tikekar's biography of Barack to be well-researched.