Malia Obama is the elder daughter of former United States President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama. She is known for being vocal against social injustice.
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Wiki/Biography
Malia Ann Obama was born on July 4, 1998 (age 22 years; as in 2020) in Chicago, Illinois, United States. His zodiac sign is Cancer. Malia attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School in 2008. He was then transferred to Sidwell Friends School in 2009 and completed his schooling in 2016. In 2017, Malia went to Harvard University for higher education.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black
Family and ethnicity
Malia Obama is from an African-American family as Barack Obama’s parents were from different ethnic groups. Barack Obama’s mother Ann Dunham was American of European descent and his father was African. Michelle Obama was born in an African-American family.
parents and siblings
Malia Obama was born to former President of the United States Barack Obama and former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama. She has a younger sister, Sasha Obama.
A photo of the Obama family
Relationships and Boyfriend
Malia Obama is in a relationship with Rory Farquharson. Rory was born into a business family in Suffolk, United Kingdom. His father is the CEO of an investment firm, and his mother is an accountant.
Malia Obama with her boyfriend Rory Farquharson
livelihood
Malia Obama went to Harvard University in 2017, but her college studies are still unknown. However, Michelle Obama has often mentioned that Malia has an interest in filmmaking, and that she may pursue a career in film directing and producing. In 2015, Malia Obama worked as a production assistant intern on the set of HBO’s television series ‘Girls’. In 2017, Malia was also seen at the Sundance Film Festival where she attended the screening of the film ‘Beach Rats’. After graduating from school, Malia took a break before attending Harvard and during that break, Malia focused on her career. Malia spent her summer vacation working as an intern at the US Embassy in Madrid, Spain. Malia demonstrated her interest in political activism by participating in protests organized against the Dakota Access Pipeline project in 2017. During a gap year between her school and college, Malia worked as an intern at The Weinstein Company, an independent film studio.
Malia Obama hangs out with Lena Dunham on the set of “Girls” in Brooklyn http://t.co/dABScnN7yS pic.twitter.com/pW7PWBPWO5
– Page Six (@PageSix) 3 July 2015
Facts/General Knowledge
- When Malia Obama goes out, she often likes to drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes with her friends.
Malia Obama was drinking with her friend during the holidays
- The Obama family has long been heavily guarded by security agents to protect them from any potential threat. However, after Obama’s second presidential term ended, Malia and Sasha began appearing in public and they both began to be captured by paparazzi. Malia was often seen running on the streets or having lunch parties with her friends during the holidays.
Malia Obama out for one run
- Malia Obama actively participated in sports during her school days and performed well during sports, winning several basketball and tennis titles.
Malia Obama playing tennis
- Malia Obama’s birthday falls on America’s biggest federal holiday i.e. July 4. United States Independence Day is celebrated on 4th July. Since former US President Barack Obama used to go to different states to give speeches on July 4, Malia has celebrated most of her birthday in hotel rooms. The family would often order in-room meals and cakes to celebrate her birthday.
- Malia has visited several countries during her father’s presidency. In 2016, Malia Obama had the opportunity to go on a ‘secret’ trip to Bolivia and Peru, but later this information was leaked to the media. US Embassy officials hired three brothers (local guides) to guide the former president’s daughter and her friends across Bolivia’s majestic Cordillera Real mountain range. Malia was given no special treatment during the journey and even helped her fellow passengers in cooking.
Malia Obama (yellow jacket) with friends on a trip to Bolivia and Peru
- Malia Obama is allergic to peanuts. In 2013, Barack Obama signed a bill that would help schools fight back against food allergy attacks in schools. During the signing program he said-
What some people may not know is that Malia is actually allergic to peanuts. “She doesn’t have asthma, but obviously making sure schools have EpiPens available in case of emergencies is something every parent can understand.”
- Barack and Michelle Obama have always tried to provide their children with the best life possible while also helping them learn to live a normal life. During an interview with popular American talk show host Rachael Ray, Michelle told her that Secret Service agents taught Malia Obama how to drive. In 2014, Barack Obama was the President and as per US government security protocols, the President and his family are not allowed to drive any vehicle on their own. However, the parents took the decision and the agents were given the duty of teaching Malia to drive.
- Malia Obama and Sasha Obama were listed among the ’25 Most Influential Teens of 2014′ in Time magazine in 2014.
- Despite being the daughters of the former President of the United States, Malia Obama and Sasha Obama have been taught to do personal chores like making their own beds and cleaning their own rooms. Barack and Michelle Obama talked about house rules during an interview, and Michelle said that the first thing she asked White House staff to do was-
Don’t make their beds. Make mine.”
- Michelle Obama is known as the trendsetter of the Obama family. Over the years, Malia has begun to follow in her mother’s footsteps, and people are taking notice of her for her fashion sense.
(L-R) Barack Obama, Malia Obama, Michelle Obama, Sasha Obama
- In 2017, Barack Obama gave a speech at the Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children and described how he felt when he dropped Malia off at Harvard University. He said-
I dropped off Malia at college, and I was telling Joe and Jill that it was a bit like open-heart surgery, and I was proud that I didn’t cry in front of her. But on the way back, the Secret Service was looking straight ahead and pretending they weren’t listening to me as I sniffed and blew my nose. It was difficult.”
- The President and his family have to follow a certain set of rules and regulations, which are established by the United States government. One of the restrictions is that the Secret Service is responsible for transportation of the President and his family. In 2015, Malia was able to get rid of the restrictions and went to prom night with a friend. However, Secret Service agents followed his car throughout the night to ensure his safety.
- Malia Obama appeared in a music video for New Dakota’s song “Walking on Air” in the year 2018. However, the original video was removed from YouTube, and an edited version was re-uploaded where the Malia part was removed. Later the band made a comment regarding this matter and said-
We have edited the video to maintain privacy. Sorry for the errors.”
- On May 6, 2020, a documentary on the life of former First Lady Michelle Obama was released on the online streaming platform Netflix. The documentary followed her as she went on a 34-city book tour to promote her book ‘Becoming’. The documentary was titled ‘Becoming’ and featured Michelle Obama’s life from her childhood in Chicago to her eight years as First Lady in the White House. Malia Obama and her sister Sasha Obama made their digital debut with the documentary.
- Malia Obama is an animal lover and the Obama family has two dogs named Bo and Sunny. These dogs are of the Portuguese Water breed.
Malia and Sasha Obama with their dogs Bo and Sunny
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