If you are referring to his biological father, Barack Obama Sr., he was not in his son's life much at all. He came to Hawaii to study, married Anne Dunham (Barack's mom), and they had a son (the future president). But Barack Sr. did not remain in that marriage for very long. He abruptly left Hawaii and moved to Massachusetts when young Barack was only two years old. Young Barack only saw his dad one time after that. Barack Sr. remained in Massachusetts and studied at Harvard, working towards his PhD. There are conflicting reports about why he didn't receive it, but in the end, he left Harvard and moved back to Kenya. Young Barack remained in Hawaii till age 5, at which time his mom (who had remarried) moved to Indonesia to live with her new husband.
Derek
his father was born in Kenya Africa
january20,2009 by joeytrolio
Barack Obama's father was Kenyan.
he is black and American
Obama has the same name as his father. He was a junior until his father died.
Obama's father is no longer living. He was born in Kenya and came to the US to go to school. He never became a US citizen.
Plain and simply, they are the president and the first lady and have a lot of "power." Because they are younger than other presidential couples, the world is interested in their every move, even their fashion choices. Because they are the first black family in the White House, they carry a lot of clout.
His father was an economics student from Nairobi, his mother a white American anthropology student when they married. http://www.nndb.com/people/208/000055043/ Mother..White American AKA European American. English and Irish.
Obama Sr did not serve in ww2
Mother: Michelle Robinson Obama January 17,1964-present Father: Barack Obama August 4,1961-present
Amelia Earhart often moved because her father often got drunk. When he drank, he got fired. When he got fired, they had to move to another place to get a job.