If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost. - Barack Obama About Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African-American president of the United States. Obama was born on August 4, 1961, at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the only president born outside the contiguous 48 states. He was born to an American mother and a Kenyan father. His mother, Ann Dunham (1942–1995), was born in Wichita, Kansas; she was mostly of English descent. Click here to read the flipbook. Early life In late August 1961, a few weeks after his birth, Barack and his mother moved to the University of Washington in Seattle, where they lived for a year. During this time, Barack's father completed an undergraduate degree in economics in Hawaii, graduating in June 1962. The elder Bama returned to Kenya in 1964, where he married for the third time and worked as a senior economic analyst in the Kenyan government 's finances. Education Barack Obama's school at Francis Assi Catholic Elementary School Obama was registered as "Bar Soetoro" (No. 1) and was incorrectly recorded as a holy name. Citizens (3rd) and Muslims (4th). Six-year-old Obama moved to school with son Sikora and his father when his mother was 6 years old. At the age of 1, he read in local folk: Sekolah Dasar Fransiskus Asisi (Arthur Francis Catholic Primary School) school year, and from there, Dasar Dasar Negeri Menteng 01 (State Primary School Menteng 01 and this year), supplemented by English Calvert School by His mother is homeschooled half-day. Cultural and political image Obama's family history, upbringing, and Ivy League education are markedly different from those of African-American politicians who began their careers by participating in the civil rights movement in 1960. Scenario said at the National Conference of Black Journalists in August 2007 whether he was "probably black", "We're still holding on to the idea that, if you're attracted, there must be."