Facts about Barack Obama

Collection: Barack Obama collects Spider-Man and Conan the Barabarian comics
Harry Potter: He has read all the Harry Potter books
Architect: If he wasn’t a politician, he’d like to be an architect
Left-handed: He is left-handed (like a number of other US presidents – including Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush)
Strength: Barack Obama can bench press 90 kg
Fashion: He hates saggy pants
Indonesia: While living in Indonesia (1967-1970), he ate dog meat, snake meat and roasted grasshoppers. He also had a pet monkey during this period
Youth friends: According to him, many of his friends in Indonesia were street urchins
Quit smoking: He promised his wife Michelle he would quit smoking before he started campaigning for president – but he didn’t keep his promise
Presidential elections: With 66.7 million popular votes and 365 electoral votes, Barack Obama was elected President of the United States on November 4, 2008

Fact: Barack Obama was elected President of the United States in 2008 and is the 44th President of the United States

Facts about Barack Obama’s background

Birth: Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii
Name: His full name is Barack Hussein Obama II (Jr.). The name ‘Barack’ means “blessed” in Swahili
Mother: His mother was Stanley Ann Dunham and was born in Wichita, Kansas, USA in 1942
Far: His father was Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. and was born on the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya in 1936
Education: B.A. in Political Science (specializing in International Relations), Columbia University, 1983. J.D. magna cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1991
Marriage: He married Michelle Obama (née Robinson) on October 3, 1992
Kids: Together they have children Natasha (born 10.06.2001) and Malia (born July 4, 1998)
President: Barack Obama was the 44th President of the United States and also the first African-American President of the United States

Snacks: Barack Obama’s favorite snacks are protein bars with chocolate and peanuts
Food: His favorite dish is his wife’s “pasta with shrimp” (shrimp linguini)
Book: His favorite book is Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
Movie: Obama’s favorite movies are Casablanca and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Music: His favorite music includes Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Bach and The Fugees
Play: His favorite games are Scrabble and poker
Artist: Barack Obama’s favorite artist is Pablo Picasso

Languages: In addition to English (his native language), Barack Obama can speak Spanish
Incentives: He doesn’t drink coffee and rarely drinks alcohol. However, as a teenager he drank a lot of alcohol, smoked marijuana and also used cocaine
Nickname: In high school, he was called ‘O’Bomber’ because of his basketball skills. He was also called ‘Barry’ until university, where he stated that he would only be called by his real name from then on
Grammy: Obama won a Grammy in 2006 for the audio version of his memoir ‘Dreams From My Father’
Boxing gloves: He owns a pair of red boxing gloves signed by Muhammad Ali
Is: As a teenager, he worked in an ice cream shop and can’t stand ice cream today
The lucky ones: He wears a Madonna of Bruges statue plus a bracelet from a soldier in Iraq for good luck
Student debt: He only finished paying off his student debt in 2004; this thanks to the income from his book ‘Dreams From My Father’
Worst habit: According to him, his worst habit is constantly checking his Blackberry
Hair: Barack Obama gets his hair cut once a week at his Chicago barber, Zariff, which costs 21 dollars per cut