Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States, and the first African American to hold the office. At present, Nigerian President, Mohammadu Buhari is lodging at the Blair House, his official residence all through his stay in Washington DC. In case you didn’t know, President Mohammadu Buhari arrived US three days ago, for exclusive meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss bilateral issues.
9 Interesting Facts About President Barack Obama
1. Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961. In Swahili, his name “Barack” means “one who is blessed.” He was the first President to be born in the State of Hawaii.
2. President Obama was born to Stanley (Ann) Dunham, an American, and Barack Obama, Sr. , from Kenya.
3. Obama graduated from New York’s Columbia University in 1983 and worked in the business sector in New York and for a Chicago community group. In 1988, he went to Harvard Law School, where he became the first black president of the prestigious Harvard Law Review.
4. Obama was known as Barry growing up, but after going to university, he asked to be addressed by his full name.
5. Growing up, Barack Obama collected Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics.
6. Barack Obama can speak Indonesian and some Spanish.
7. If politics hadn’t worked out for him, Barack Obama said he would have been an architect.
8. Barack Obama owns a pair of boxing gloves owned by Muhammad Ali.
9. Barack Obama’s favourite sport is basketball. He was known as “O’Bomber” at high school for his skill at basketball.
