Family of Barack Obama

The family of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, is a prominent American family active in law, education, activism and politics. Obama's immediate family circle was the first family of the United States from 2009 to 2017, and are the first such family of African-American descent. His immediate family includes his wife Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha.

The Obama family
The Obama family on Easter Sunday, 2015
From left to right: Malia, Michelle, Barack, and Sasha
Current regionUnited States (Chicago / Washington, D.C.)
Place of originKenya
Hawaii
Indonesia
Chicago
Members
Connected familiesRobinson, Dunham, Soetoro, Ng

Obama's wider ancestry is made up of people of Kenyan (Luo), African-American, and Old Stock American (including originally English, Scots-Irish, Welsh, German, and Swiss) ancestry.

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