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Barack Obama
44t Preses o the Unitit States
In office
Januar 20, 2009  Januar 20, 2017
Vice PresesJoe Biden
Precedit biGeorge W. Bush
Succeedit biDonald Trump
Unitit States Senator
frae Illinois
In office
Januar 3, 2005  November 16, 2008
Precedit biPeter Fitzgerald
Succeedit biRoland Burris
Member o the Illinois Senate
frae the 13t destrict
In office
Januar 8, 1997  November 4, 2004
Precedit biAlice Palmer
Succeedit biKwame Raoul
Personal details
BornBarack Hussein Obama II
(1961-08-04) 4 August 1961 (age 64)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
NaitionalityAmerican
Poleetical pairtyDemocratic
Spoose(s)Michelle Robinson (m. 1992)
Bairns
  • Malia (b. 1998)
  • Sasha (b. 2001)
ResidenceWhite Hoose
Alma mater
AwairdsNobel Peace Prize (2009)
Signatur
Wabsteidbarackobama.com

Barack Hussein Obama II (born 4 August 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Unitit States) is an auld Preses o the Unitit States. He wis electit Preses o the Unitit States o Americae in 2008. He assumed affice oan 20 Januar 2009. He is the first African American tae haud the affice. Obama afore served as a Unitit States Senator frae Illinois, frae Januar 2005 till he dimitit efter his election tae the presncy in November 2008. Obama wis electit Preses for a seicont time in November 2012. He servit until 20t Januar 2017 afore bein succeedit bi Donald Trump.

Obama is a graduate o Columbia University an Harvard Law Schuil, whaur he wis the preses o the Harvard Law Review. He wis a comity organiser in Chicago afore earnin his law gree. He wirked as a ceevil richts lawer in Chicago an taucht constitutional law at the University o Chicago Law Schuil frae 1992 tae 2004.