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Barack Hussein Obama II

バラック・フセイン・オバマ

Barakku Hussein Obāma

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1961-08-04 (Honolulu)
Nationality
United States
Languages
English, Indonesian
Religion
Protestant
Residence History
Honolulu, Hawaii → Jakarta, Indonesia → Chicago, Illinois

Career

Occupations
Politician, Lawyer, Professor, Author
Active Years
1997-

Education

Harvard University
Law School / Law
Degree: Juris Doctor
Period: 1988-1991
Year of Graduation: 1991
Country: United States
magna cum laude
Columbia University
College / Political Science
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Period: 1981-1983
Year of Graduation: 1983
Country: United States

Awards

Nobel Peace Prize
2009
Organization: Norwegian Nobel Committee
Result: 受賞
Grammy Award
2006
Work: Dreams from My Father
Category: 最優秀朗読オーディオブック賞
Organization: National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A Promised Land

2020 Memoir 768 pages

Memoir by Obama covering his 2008 election to the killing of Osama bin Laden.

PoliticsLeadershipAmerican Dream

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Personal narrativeEloquent rhetoric
Recurring Motifs
HopeChangeMulticulturalism

Legacy

First African American President of the United States, known for Obamacare and economic recovery.

Quotes

  • We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
    Source: 2008 Election Speech (2008)

Trivia

  • First president born in Hawaii
  • Nobel Peace Prize winner