George Hussein Onyango Obama

George Hussein Onyango Obama is the youngest half-brother of United States presidential candidate Barack Obama. He lives in poverty on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. He says he has only met his famous half-brother twice.¹

Fast Facts

Age as of August, 2008: 26¹
Shares the same father as Barack Obama²
Lives in Huruma, Kenya¹
Dwelling is two meters by three meters in size¹
Met Barack Obama on a tour of Kenya in 2006²
Lives on less than a dollar a day²
Plans to attend a technical school¹
Discovered by Italian edition of Vanity Fair¹

Background

George Hussein Onyango Obama was born to Barack Obama Sr., who was killed in an automobile accident in 1982. He met Senator Barack Obama before he became involved in politics, during his first visit to Kenya in 1988. He says he has lived the last ten years in poverty, taking what he needs and fighting with his fists for survival.²