-Barack Hussein Obama ll (born August 4,1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States,and the first African American to hold the office.Born in Honolulu,Hawaii,Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School,where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review.He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree.House of Representatives in 2000. ▪Barack Hussein Obama II （born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States, and the first African American to hold the office. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. House of Representatives in 2000