Honourable President Barack Obama Barack Obama is an American politician, attorney, and author who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He made history as the first African American to hold the office of president. Born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is the son of a Kenyan father and an American mother from Kansas. He earned his law degree from Harvard Law School, where he became the first Black president of the prestigious *Harvard Law Review*. Before his presidency, Obama served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008. He gained national attention with his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, which catapulted him onto the national stage. His message of hope and change resonated with many, leading to his successful bid for the presidency in 2008. As president, Obama focused on a range of issues, including healthcare reform (notably the Affordable Care Act), economic recovery following the 2008 ...