Sarah Onyango Obama | |
|---|---|
 Obama in 2014 | |
| Born | Sarah Okech 1921 or 1922 |
| Died | March 29, 2021 (aged 98–99) Kisumu, Kenya |
| Known for | Mama Sarah Obama Foundation; U.S. President Barack Obama's step-grandmother |
| Spouse |
Hussein Onyango Obama
(m. 1941; died 1979) |
| Children | 4; including Zeituni Onyango |
Sarah Onyango Obama (1922 – March 29, 2021) was a Kenyan educator and philanthropist. She was the third wife of Hussein Onyango Obama, the paternal grandfather of U.S. president Barack Obama[1] and helped raise his father, Barack Obama Sr.[2][3] She was known by her short name as Sarah Obama and was sometimes referred to as Sarah Ogwel, Sarah Hussein Obama, or Sarah Anyango Obama.[4] She lived in Nyang'oma Kogelo village, 48 km (30 miles) west of western Kenya's main city, Kisumu, on the edge of Lake Victoria.[5][6][7]
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