President Barack Hussein Obama is not only 44th president of the United States, but also the first African-American to hold the office. He celebrates his 54th birthday today, Tuesday, August 4. Omgdailyupdate.blogspot.com looks back at his life and career in pictures.
The selection of photos might give you a clue of who Obama truly is, his philosophy, his style, his passion and all that forged him into the kind of extraordinary leader he has become.
The US President taking some gulps from his cup of Guinness
Dancing with his wife and First Lady Michelle Obama as Beyonce sings ‘At Last’ during the first Inaugural Ball on January 20, 2009
Obama at ‘Prom’. Photo: The Telegraph
With the Queen, First Lady Michelle Obama and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, during a visit to London in 2011
The president with his family on stage
Sharing a pal-knuckle with his wife Michelle
The US leader in the rain
Sharing a hot dog with David Cameron
Obama eat-shaves and ice-cream
Making a lay-up back in his days at college
Barack and Michelle in passionate dance
A Nairobi lawyer has offered 50 cows as bride price for Obama’s daughter, Malia
Obama steals a kiss at a basket-ball game
Obama and Michelle with the Queen at his 45th birthday
Taking a short trip from Camp David, Saturday, August 1
Obama has been tagged America’s most stylish president
President Barack Obama makes a statement at the United Nations Climate Change Conference at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2009
![U.S. President Barack Obama greets singer Beyonce after she performs the National Anthem during the public ceremonial inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in 2013 [Getty Images]](https://i.onthe.io/vllkyt76l135n5p41.3b53b004.jpg)
U.S. President Barack Obama greets singer Beyonce after she performs the National Anthem during the public ceremonial inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in 2013 [Getty Images]
![U.S. President Barack Obama jokingly mimics U.S. Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney's [Getty Images]](https://i.onthe.io/vllkyt50qi75u3e8n.db24d1cc.jpg)
U.S. President Barack Obama jokingly mimics US Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney’s [Getty Images]
![U.S. President Barack Obama jumps into the ocean at Pyramid Rock Beach in Hawaii, 2013 [Getty Images]](https://i.onthe.io/vllkyt44lrsunqif4.459be86a.jpg)
President Barack Obama jumps into the ocean at Pyramid Rock Beach in Hawaii, 2013 [Getty Images]
Looking cool after being elected president of the Harvard Law Review in 1990
Posing with children dressed as elves, with First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha (left) and Malia before the taping of the Christmas in Washington television special
Kissing First Lady Michelle Obama at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll
Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Barack Obama meet Jimbelung the koala before the start of the first G20 meeting in Brisbane, Australia
NCAA Champion UConn Huskies Women’s team member Stefanie Dolson (left) smiles as President Barack Obama receives a new basketball shirt
With Prime Minister David Cameron as Denmark’s Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt (C) takes a selfie as First Lady Michelle Obama looks unimpressed
A quick hamstring stretch while on the phone in the Oval Office with Speaker of the US House of Representatives John Boehner
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (L) in the Oval Office
Obama made history on his visit to Ethiopia, he addressed the conference of the African Union – the first American president to do so
A welcome parade in Ethiopia for President Obama at his visit in July 2015
Obama met with a group of farmers in Ethiopia when he visited in July 2015
Barack gets a bit of help to stand up after a photoshoot in Chatfield, Minnesota
Holding a crying baby as he greets diners at the Great Eastern Chinese restaurant in San Francisco in 2012
Larking around in a pro-healthcare video shot for Buzzfeed
Laughing at the hair nets the members of the press have to wear during a tour of Faffa Food
On the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in 2012
With daughter Sasha at a community service project at the D.C Central Kitchen in celebration of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service and in honour of Dr. King’s life and legacy.
With David Beckham (right) while a jersey is presented to him during an event in honour of Major League Soccer champions, the LA Galaxy
With his wife Michelle and daughters Sasha (L) and Malia in a hotel room as they wait for election results in 2004
With Malia and Sasha on a family holiday in a picture posted on social media
With President Nicolas Sarkozy of France in 2010
With Pope Francis, Vatican, 2014
Happy Birthday President Barack Obama, have a drink on us!
Standing in for Santa, with two bags full of toys and gifts donated by the Executive Office of the President staff to the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling
Barack Obama tastes German beer
The US president can step out in an unofficial outfit
U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama drink Guinness beer as they meet with local residents at Ollie Hayes pub
On Monday, a day before his birthday, President Obama released the final version of America’s Clean Power Plan. According to the statement by the White House, the initiative is “the biggest, most important step we’ve ever taken to combat climate change.”
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