Barack Hussein Obama II
- Born:
- August 4, 1961, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Nationality:
- American
- Profession(s):
- Lawyer, Community Organizer, Professor, Politician, Author
Early Life and Education
- Born to Barack Obama Sr. and Ann Dunham.
- Spent part of his childhood in Indonesia.
- 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
- Worked as a community organizer in Chicago.
- Lectured in constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School.
- Served as an Illinois State Senator (1997-2004).
- 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:
- Passing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
- Overseeing the end of the Iraq War.
- Authorizing the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
- Signing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (economic stimulus).
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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