1. Barack Obama Student Name: Getchine Marcelus Date: Oct. 27, 2009 MECPS

2. Who is Barack Obama? Barack Hussein Obama, Jr., was born on Aug. 4, 1961, in Honolulu. His first name comes from the Swahili word baraka, which means blessing. Barack Obama is the 44 th president of America. He became in 2008 the first African American to be elected president of the United States.

3. Who are the people in Obama’s immediate family? His wife Michelle and his two daughters Malia and Natasha.

4. What colleges did Obama attend? He attended Occidental College, Columbia University, and Harvard Law School.

5. What is Obama’s favorite sport? His favorite sport is basketball.

6. What do I like the most about Obama? The thing I like most about Obama is that he can admit to his mistakes that he made in the past.