Auma Obama

Auma Obama
Obama in 2012
Born
Rita Auma Obama

1960 (age 65–66)
CitizenshipKenyan, British
EducationHeidelberg University (BA)
University of Bayreuth (PhD)
OccupationsCommunity activist, sociologist, journalist, author
Years active1980–present
Known forCommunity activism
Spouse
Ian Manners
(m. 1996; div. 2000)
Children1
FatherBarack Obama Sr.
Relatives
FamilyObama family

Rita Auma Obama (born 1960) is a Kenyan-British community activist, sociologist, journalist, author, and half-sister of former President of the United States, Barack Obama. Obama serves as the executive chairwoman of Sauti Kuu Foundation (Strong Voices Foundation), a non-profit organisation that helps orphans and other young people struggling with poverty in Kenya.