Former president Barack Obama has written extensively about his parents and family, and continues to tell their story in his new memoir A Promised Land. His father, Barack Obama Sr., was a successful Kenyan economist, while his mother Ann Dunham was an accomplished American anthropologist.

Learn about the life and legacy of Barack Obama Sr., the father of the 43rd U.S. President, who was born in Kenya and studied in Hawaii. Find out how he became an economist, a father of four, and a controversial figure in Kenyan politics.

Sally H. Jacobs' new biography, The Other Barack, follows the troubled life of Barack Obama Sr. — from Kenya to Hawaii and back.

Obama’s father, Barack Obama, Sr., was a teenage goatherd in rural Kenya, won a scholarship to study in the United States, and eventually became a senior economist in the Kenyan government.

He was the father of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. He is an important character in Dreams from My Father (1995). Obama married in 1954 and had two children with his first wife, Kezia.

Barack Hussein Obama Sr. (/ ˈ b ær ə k h uː ˈ s eɪ n oʊ ˈ b ɑː m ə /; [8] [9] born Baraka Obama, 18 June 1934 [2] [3] – 24 November 1982) was a Kenyan senior governmental economist and the father of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States.

father of Barack Obama In Barack Obama: Early life Obama’s father, Barack Obama, Sr., was a teenage goatherd in rural Kenya, won a scholarship to study in the United States, and eventually became a senior economist in the Kenyan government.

After his 2008 victory over John McCain, Obama's team viewed Kennedy as a leading candidate for EPA Administrator, a key role in enforcing environmental laws.

Barack Hussein Obama II [a] (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. ... Obama's father, Barack Obama Sr. (1934–1982), [12] [13] was a married [14] [15] [16] Luo Kenyan from Nyang'oma Kogelo.