What is barack obama's full name?

His full, birth name is Barack Hussein Obama, II. He was named after his father, Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., who died in 1982 in a car accident in Kenya; Barack Sr. was divorced from the president's mother, Ann Dunham. read more

Barack Hussein Obama II (US: /bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/ ( listen) bə-RAHK hoo-SAYN oh-BAH-mə; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He is the first African American to have served as president. read more

Barack Obama's Kenyan father would have been perfectly comfortable with the idea of passing on his own name to his son - it is a practice common not only in the US, but in his own country too, and especially among the Luo tribe, to which he belonged. read more