Barack Hussein Obama, known as Barack Obama born on August 04, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Obama’s Father belongs to Luo ethnicity in Nyanza Province, Kenya. His father grew up herding goats in Africa and fortunately earned a scholarship that opportune him to leave Kenya and pursue his dreams of going to university in Hawaii.
The son of parents from Kenya and Kansas, Barack Obama was born and raised in Hawaii. He got his early education and graduated from Columbia University and Harvard Law School, wherein he was president of the Harvard law review.
| Born | Barack Hussein Obama II
August 4, 1961 (age 60) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Michelle Robinson ​(m. 1992) |
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| Relatives | Family of Barack Obama |
| Residence | Kalorama (Washington, D.C.) |
| Education | Punahou School |
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Barack Obama Personal LifeÂ
Obama met Michelle Robinson, a young lawyer at the law firm of Sidley Austin in Chicago, and was assigned to be his adviser. Soon this couple starts dating, and after some time, Obama & Michelle Got married on October 3, 1992.
They moved to Kenwood, on Chicago’s Southside. Barack and Michelle Obama were blessed by Malia (born 1998) and Sasha (born 2001).
Barack Obama Presidency:
Barack Obama was the 44th president of America and the first African American commander-in-chief. He is president of America from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017. He served in 2008 and 2012. He served in the Illinois state Senate, and after that, he was elected as U.S. senator representing Illinois in 2004.
Barack Obama’s Books:
In 1995 Obama published a Book “Dreams from My Father,” which was based on a story of Race & inheritance. The paintings received a high reward from literary figures such as Toni Morrison. It has since been published in greater than 25 languages, including Chinese language, Swedish, and Hebrew. In 2004 this book had a second printing and was adapted for a kid’s version.
In 2006 the audiobook version of Dreams was launched and received a Grammy Award for Best Spoken word Album.
Barack Obama’s Net Worth 2021
Barack Obama estimated net worth is about 70 Million Dollars as of 2021. Obama’s Networth increased after his presidency. The forbs confirm that between 1991 and 2004, Obama never earned more than $30,000 a year. During those years, Michelle Obama was the source of bread & Butter to her family.
The leap in salary came after Barack Obama won his Senate nomination. While Obama has become a Senator, his earnings jumped to $157,100 per year.Â
In 2005, the Obamas’s net worth was $1.65 million thanks to Obama’s e-book royalties from “dreams from My Father” and “The Audacity of Hope.” The royalties from the books jumped exponentially after Barack Obama gave an electrifying speech at the Democratic national convention in 2004.
| Years | Networth |
| 2021 | $70 million |
| 2020 | $70 million |
| 2019 | N/A |
Obama’s Life After Presidency
Obama is now certainly one of four living former presidents. He has again to his community activist roots, working on important issues throughout his presidencies, such as gun control, immigration, nuclear nonproliferation, race relations, and crook justice reform. Through various organizations, social media, speaking engagements, and his production company, Obama raises awareness of those issues and pursues social change.
According to the Former Presidents Act 1958, Obama will receive the salary of a cabinet secretary for the rest of his life, and this is an amount of $205,700 annual pension. There are also some other facilities like health insurance and round-the-clock secret provider protection until his death.
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1- Wikipedia (featured image)