Family of Barack Obama

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
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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.[1] His immediate family includes his wife Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha.

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.[2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ Haygood, Wil (December 12, 2016). "The Obamas came from a place we all came from". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ "Researchers: Obama has German roots". USA Today. June 4, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
  3. ^ Megan Smolenyak (December 2008). The Quest for Obama's Irish Roots. ancestry.com.
  4. ^ Reitwiesner, William Addams. "Ancestry of Barack Obama". Retrieved October 9, 2008.
  5. ^ Murray, Shailagh (October 2, 2008). "A Family Tree Rooted In American Soil: Michelle Obama Learns About Her Slave Ancestors, Herself and Her Country". The Washington Post. p. C01. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
  6. ^ Sheridan, Michael (February 5, 2007). "Secrets of Obama Family Unlocked". Muslim Observer. Archived from the original on October 29, 2008. Retrieved November 21, 2008.