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Barack Obama's father, also named Barack Obama, was a senior economist and government official in Kenya. He worked as a senior economist for the Kenyan government and was involved in various development programs in the country. He also held positions in the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economic Planning and Development.
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∙ 11y agoBarack Obama's father was a young man when he came from Kenya to America to study at the University of Hawaii. He married Barack's mom (Ann Dunham) and young Barack was born. While in the United States, his dad studied economics, and ultimately returned to Kenya, where he worked as an economist for the government.
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Were Barack Obamas parents African Americans?
No. Obama's father was African (from Kenya), and his mother was American (from Kansas).
What is the heritage Obamas father?
his father was born in Kenya Africa
How were Obamas parents killed?
Barack Obama's mother was not killed; she died of uterine cancer. However, his father, who had a serious problem with alcohol, was killed in an automobile accident in Kenya.
What Arab culture did Obamas father come from?
Barack Obama's father was Kenyan.
What connects the president of the US to Kenya?
The current president, Barack Obama, had family descended from Kenya. His father, Barack Obama Sr. was born in Kenya.
Where was President Barack Obama's father from?
Kenya, Africa.
What president of the US father is from Kenya?
Barack Obama
Barack Obama's father is from what African country?
he was from Kenya
Where is Barack Obama's father from?
Barack Obama Senior was born in Kenya. He later lived in Hawaii and then in Massachusetts before returning to Kenya.
Where in Kenya was Barack Obama Sr born?
The president's father was born in Kogelo, Kenya.
Where was Barack Obama's father from?
Barack Obama, Sr. was from the Nyanza Province of Kenya and returned there after Obama was born.His 1st father was from Kenya but he died of alchohol and his 2nd dad was from IndonesiaHis father is from Kenya.
Who did Barack Obama get his name from?
He was named after his father, Barack Obama, Sr. The name is a family name from Kenya.
