Who is Malia Obama? Everything You Need to Know

Quick Facts

Age: 26 Years, 26 Year Old Females

Family:

father: Barack Obama

mother: Michelle Obama

siblings: Sasha Obama

Born Country: United States

Family Members American Women

Height: 1.86 m

City: Chicago, Illinois

U.S. State: Illinois

More Facts

education: Sidwell Friends School

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The Meteoric Rise to Stardom

Malia Obama first came to the limelight when her father Barack Obama occupied the office of the 44th President of the United States on January 20, 2009. As a young member of the First Family, she received a lot of attention along with her younger sister Natasha who became the youngest child to reside in the White House since John F. Kennedy Jr. in 1961. Both the little girls became the darlings of the adoring citizens who were eager to lap up any information they could get about the president’s daughters. Cautious about the ill-effects too much publicity could have on the girls’ lives, Barack Obama decided to shield them from the public eye. Under the protective gaze of their parents, Malia and her sister were carefully guarded from unnecessary publicity so that they could live like normal girls of their age.

Controversies & Scandals

Malia Obama is just another teenage girl who loves to have fun with her friends and enjoys hanging out with them! But being the daughter of the president comes with its own downside. Unlike other teenagers who party, dance, and do all the “normal” fun things without caring about the world, Malia has to be more restrained in her approach due to the constant media glare surrounding her. Even if she does some normal teen thing, it becomes an issue of national scrutiny! Malia set some tongues wagging when she opted out of the Democratic National Convention to attend a four-day-long music festival in Chicago where she also twerked. A controversial video of the young girl performing the infamous dance went viral online. The 18-year-old also came under public scrutiny when she was spotted in an exclusive Soho nightclub known as The Parlor which is only for 21 years and up. She was alleged to be intoxicated and was accused of shouting at a White House correspondent who happened to be at the same party.

Family & Personal Life

Malia Obama is the elder daughter of former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle. She was born on July 4, 1998 at the University of Chicago Medical Center. She has one younger sister, Natasha, also known as Sasha. The girls’ lives changed completely once their dad became the president and they too were elevated to the status of “First Daughters.” She attended the Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. where she was also active in soccer, dance and drama. She graduated in 2016 and spent the summer working as an intern in the U.S. Embassy in Madrid, Spain. In 2017, Malia took admission in Harvard University and she graduated from Harvard in 2021.

Malia Obama was in a relationship with a British guy named Rory Farquharson. He was also a student in Harvard. In 2022, she was romantically linked to music producer Dawit Eklund.

Malia Obama Biography