Barack Obama’s Journey so far .
Barack Hussein Obama II passed out from the Punahou School in Honolulu in 1979. In 1983, he got a degree in political science from New York s Columbia University
After completing his law from Harvard University, Obama s first job was as a teacher of constitutional law at the University of Chicago
In 2006, Obama thought of contesting the 2008 US presidential polls, and in early 2007 he announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination
In June 2008, Obama became the Democratic Presidential candidate defeating New York senator Hillary Clinton. In November that year, Obama defeated Republican opponent John McCain for the presidency. He was the first person of the African-American community to become the US president