1.Biography of Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States – the first black person to do so. His mother, Ann Dunham, is an anthropologist and also a person of color while his father, Barack Obama Sr., is an economist and white. His parents met when they were both students at the University of Hawaii's East-West Center at Manoa. After his parents divorced, Obama and his mother moved to Jakarta in 1967, where he lived for four years.
At the age of 10, he returned to Hawaii to live with his grandparents. After finishing high school, Obama went on to attend Occidental College, where he gave his first public speech. He called on the school to divest from South Africa to protest the country's apartheid regime. In 1981, Obama transferred to Columbia University, where he majored in political science and English literature. In 1988, Obama began studying at Harvard Law School. In 1990, he became the first Black president of the Harvard Law Review and spent his summers working at law firms in Chicago. In 1991, he graduated from Harvard with a J.D. magna cum laude.
On October 3, 1992, Obama married Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, an attorney he met while working in Chicago. They have two daughters together, Malia and Sasha. Obama supported Robinson when she decided to leave private law to serve the public, and in return, she stood by him when he decided to enter politics.
After graduating from Columbia University, Barack Obama worked at Business International Corporation and then at the New York Public Interest Research Group, a nonpartisan political organization. He later moved to Chicago and became the director of the Growing Community Project. After studying law, Obama wrote his memoir, Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (1995), which was widely acclaimed by critics and other writers, namely Nobel laureate Toni Morrison.
Obama has worked as a community organizer and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School for 12 years. He also worked as a lawyer during this same period. In 1996, Obama entered political life as a member of the Illinois Senate. He supports bipartisan efforts to improve health care and increase tax credits for childcare. Obama was re-elected to the Senate in 1998 and again in 2002.

2.What is the IQ of Barack Obama?

Obama was born into a family whose parents are intelligent, talented, and very sensitive people. They both graduated from the University of Hawaii. Dreamy, adventurous, enthusiastic, and determined are the traits he inherited from his mother. Being an Anthropologist and a woman who never liked the laid-back roads, his mother was twice married to two men from two different civilizations. Above all, she is a person with a sentimental heart and devotes herself wholeheartedly to human beings. Meanwhile, Obama inherited his eloquence and persuasion from his father, who was a brilliant orator.
Obama graduated with a BA in international relations from Columbia University in 1983 and Magna Cum Laude at Harvard Law School in 1991. He also served as a Professor of law at Harvard Law School and held the position until his election to the US Senate. His IQ is estimated at 140. Obama achieved an approval rating of up to 60% before leaving office on January 20, 2017. Compared to his predecessors, the approval rating for Obama is only second to that of former President Bill Clinton (66%) in January 2001 and Ronald Reagan (64%) in January 1989.
During his 8 years in office, Obama has reached many achievements in the health sector, typically the Obamacare program. He revived the US economy during a period of crisis and achieved a breakthrough agreement in the field of environment.
More than intelligence, flexibility in the use of words, professionalism, persuasive speech, and compelling expressions, Obama made a good impression on the American citizens because of his magical charisma. It can be affirmed that, in addition to a reasonably high IQ at about 140, his EQ is also at the top of other politicians.

3. Barack Obama’s Political Career and Achievements

In 1996, Obama entered political life as a member of the Illinois Senate. He was re-elected to the Senate in 1998 and again in 2002. In 2004, Obama launched his campaign for the US Senate. He won a decisive victory in November with 70% of the vote and was sworn in as a US senator in January 2005.
In 2006, Obama released his second book, The Audacity of Hope, which was a New York Times bestseller at the time. In February 2007, he began running for President of the United States. In the end, he won 365 electoral votes and 52.9% of the popular vote. On March 3, 2009, Obama said the stock looked like a good asset to buy. Less than a week later, on March 9, the market hit its lowest since the financial crisis. However, US stocks then witnessed an upward trend for nearly 8 years. The S&P 500 Index was up more than 200% to date. Obama has become one of the best-performing presidents for the US stock market in modern history.
After being elected, his signature accomplishment was Obamacare, which was adopted on March 23, 2010. On May 1, 2011, Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, was killed in a Navy SEAL raid in Pakistan. This was a major victory for Obama, earning him praise across all parties.
Obama kicked off his re-election campaign in 2011. In November 2012, he defeated Romney with 332 electoral votes and 51.1% of the popular vote. During his second term as president, he organized a group to begin negotiations with Iran in 2013 and reach an agreement in 2015. He also signed a series of executive orders aimed at reducing gun violence. The US Supreme Court ruled in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges that marriage equality was protected, which was an important milestone in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights.
In July 2013, Obama announced that the United States had negotiated a plan to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba. The following year, he became the first US president to visit the country since Calvin Coolidge did so in 1928.
Obama also has a number of achievements in the area of ​​climate change and environmentalism as recognized by the Environmental Defense Fund, including national climate progress and an international climate agreement.
During his two terms as president, Obama delivered a number of keynote speeches. Mark Greenberg and David M. Tait have reprinted several of his speeches in the book Obama: The Historic Presidency of Barack Obama: 2,920 Days, including the Victory Speech in November 2008, the Inaugural Address in January 2009, Death of Osama Bin Laden in May 2011, Marital Equality in July 2015, Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare in October 2016, and Climate Change in June 2013. Before being elected as the 44th President of the United States, Obama was an American citizen of half Kenyan blood. However, with his efforts and wisdom, he had a happy family and an impressive political career that many admired. It can be said that he has not only made his dream but also that of millions of black people from the founding of the United States to the present day come true.

4.10 surprising facts about Barack Obama you probably did not know

• Obama is an excellent writer. As the author of many excellent books, he absorbed the saying "Pen is mightier than swords". For him, writing is not only a great skill to improve literary talent, but also helps sharpen the power of words and pen. His notable books include The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on reclaiming the American dreams, Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters, and the memoir Dreams from my father. His books all received a good response from the public and even helped him pay off his student loans after the first book release. He also won the 2006 Grammy Award for his audio memoir Dreams from my father and The audacity of Hope

• Obama used to work for Baskin-Robbins as a child, which gave him the courage and determination to achieve his goals. It is an interesting fact that now ice cream is not his cup of tea while his two daughters love it very much
• As one of the few left-handed presidents and the first US president to use a Blackberry phone, Obama even admitted that he was fascinated and attached to this brand. He is also the first president to set up accounts on social media such as Twitter and Facebook and even upload videos to Youtube. The use of Apple's Mac computer also shows the modern style and trendy technology items of the White House boss

• While in high school, Obama was nicknamed “O’Bomber” because of his talent in basketball. In the late 1970s, he was on Team AA representing Punahou High in Hawaii, which was one of the best high school football teams in the country. During his tenure, he modified the tennis court in the White House to accommodate both tennis and basketball. This yard has been the venue for a basketball game between the Commander-in-Chief of the United States and everyone, from heads of state to wounded soldiers in the war
• Because Obama had lived in Indonesia for 4 years, he speaks Bahasa fluently. In addition, he can also communicate in Spanish
• Obama is not afraid to try new foods as he considers food as important a part of life as language or culture. As a child, when his family moved to Indonesia, he used to enjoy local dishes including dog meat, snake, and specially roasted grasshoppers
• Obama is an emotional father. He devoted all his love to his two daughters. Even after becoming the president of the US, he still spends time every night with his children and reads Harry Potter to them before going to bed

• Just nine months after his inauguration, Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
• Obama's favorite dish is shrimp linguini, a pasta or spaghetti-like dish, cooked by his wife. In addition, apples are his favorite snack
• Obama said that if he was not a president or a politician, he would be an architect

  <<< See More >>>  Michael Jackson IQ 164.