Barack Obama
44th President of the USA
Barack Hussein Obama II was born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He earned a bachelor's degree from Columbia University and then a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.
He began his career as a community organizer, worked as a lawyer, taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago, and later became an Illinois state senator, then a US senator, and eventually the 44th President of the United States. Currently, he is actively involved in public and political activities through the Obama Foundation, supporting Democratic candidates and opposing partisan gerrymandering.
1990
Elected as the first Black president of the Harvard Law Review
1996
Elected to the Illinois State Senate
2005
Sworn in as a United States Senator
2008
Elected as the 44th President of the United States
2009
Signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
2009
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
2010
Signed the Affordable Care Act, significantly expanding health insurance
2011
Authorized the military operation that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden
2015
Restored diplomatic relations with Cuba
2025
Actively involved in combating partisan gerrymandering and supporting Democratic candidates
