President Barack Obama

Obama was born on August 4, 1961, at the Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu, Hawaii born to a Kenyan father and English mother. He was a civil-rights lawyer and teacher before pursuing a political career. He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996, serving from 1997 to 2004. Barack Hussein Obama is the first African-American to serve as President of the United States and is the 44th President.