Historical Figure
Malia Obama
b. 1998
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Biography
The family of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, is a prominent American family active in law, education, activism and politics. Obama's immediate family circle was the first family of the United States from 2009 to 2017 during Obama's presidency, and are the first such family of African-American descent. His immediate family includes his wife Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha. Obama's wider ancestry is made up of people of Luo Kenyan, African-American, and Old Stock American ancestry.
Timeline
The story of Malia Obama, told in moments.
Moves into the White House at age 10. She and her sister Sasha are the youngest residents since Amy Carter in 1977. They bring a swing set. Their grandmother moves in too.
Enrolls at Harvard after taking a gap year. She'd interned on the set of Girls and at the Weinstein Company before its scandal. Studies film. Keeps a remarkably low profile for someone the entire world watched grow up.
Begins building a career in film and television under the name Malia Ann. She's credited as a writer on projects at Amazon. She rarely gives interviews. The privacy is deliberate.
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