• His name in Swahili means “one who is blessed”
• He was known as "O'Bomber" at high school for his basketball skills
• He collects Spider-Man comics
• Shrimp linguini is his favourite meal prepared by wife, Michelle Obama
• He is a major Harry Potter fan
• He is not too fond of ice-cream but worked in a Baskin-Robbins ice-cream shop as a
• He was known as "O'Bomber" at high school for his basketball skills
• He collects Spider-Man comics
• Shrimp linguini is his favourite meal prepared by wife, Michelle Obama
• He is a major Harry Potter fan
• He is not too fond of ice-cream but worked in a Baskin-Robbins ice-cream shop as a
teenager
• While living in Indonesia, he sampled dog meat, snake meat and roasted grasshopper
• His pet ape in Indonesia was called Tata
• His favourite drink is black forest berry iced tea
• As a teenager he took drugs like marijuana and cocaine
• He says his worst habit is constantly checking his BlackBerry
• He carries a tiny Madonna, a child statue and a bracelet belonging to a soldier in Iraq for
• While living in Indonesia, he sampled dog meat, snake meat and roasted grasshopper
• His pet ape in Indonesia was called Tata
• His favourite drink is black forest berry iced tea
• As a teenager he took drugs like marijuana and cocaine
• He says his worst habit is constantly checking his BlackBerry
• He carries a tiny Madonna, a child statue and a bracelet belonging to a soldier in Iraq for
good luck
• His favourite films are Casablanca and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• He made $4.2 million (£2.7 million) last year, with much coming from sales of his books
• His late grandmother nicknamed him "Bar"
• He plans to install a basketball court in the White House grounds
• His favourite artist is Pablo Picasso
• On his desk, he keeps a carving of a wooden hand holding an egg, a Kenyan symbolic
• His favourite films are Casablanca and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• He made $4.2 million (£2.7 million) last year, with much coming from sales of his books
• His late grandmother nicknamed him "Bar"
• He plans to install a basketball court in the White House grounds
• His favourite artist is Pablo Picasso
• On his desk, he keeps a carving of a wooden hand holding an egg, a Kenyan symbolic
representation of the fragility of life
• His late father was a senior economist for the Kenyan government
• He drives a Ford Escape Hybrid, having ditched his gas-guzzling Chrysler 300
• His late father was a senior economist for the Kenyan government
• He drives a Ford Escape Hybrid, having ditched his gas-guzzling Chrysler 300