Abon’go Malik Obama, half-brother of former US president Barack Obama, is within the highlight after declaring he’ll vote for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump within the November 5 elections.

“I’m Malik Obama. I am a registered Republican and I am voting for President Donald Trump,” Malik wrote on the social media website X.

Nevertheless, this was not the primary time he prolonged help to Trump. He backed the previous US president in 2016 as nicely, saying he supported Trump’s insurance policies, particularly his deal with safety.

Who’s Abon’go Malik Obama?

Born in Kenya, Malik is the son of economist Barack Obama Sr and his first spouse Kezia Obama. The Kenyan-American businessman and philanthropist is a US citizen.

He serves because the Lead Ambassador at Puppet, a software program configuration administration software, The Times of India reported.

Within the US, he has majorly labored as an accountant for organisations in and round Washington DC. A few of these embody Lockheed Martin, the American Pink Cross and Fannie Mae. 

Earlier, Malik tried to run for governor in Kenya’s Siaya district, the place his father hailed from. Nevertheless, he solely managed to get 1% of the vote.

As per public information, he nonetheless maintains a residence in Maryland and is a registered voter there.

Private life

Malik has usually been within the limelight because of his controversies and political endorsements. His relationship along with his half-brother Barack Obama has witnessed a number of ups and downs.

In 1992, Malik was the most effective man throughout Barack’s marriage ceremony to Michelle. He even visited the White Home throughout his half-brother’s time in workplace, New York Post reported.

Earlier, a number of media stories even steered that Malik was married to between three and 12 girls, however he refuted these claims later.

Malik had a fallout with the previous US president after he launched a charity, named Barack H. Obama Basis. Nevertheless, he did not register it and even lied about it being a tax-exempt organisation.

“My brother did not assist me in any respect. He needed me to close it down once I set it up. He hasn’t supported me in any respect,” Malik mentioned in an earlier interview.

Malik even added gasoline to the conspiracy idea, which was earlier unfold majorly by Donald Trump, claiming that Barack Obama was not born within the US and was slightly a citizen of Kenya.

To show his claims, Malik reportedly even shared a faux picture of a start certificates, dated from earlier than the 1964 institution of the Republic of Kenya. It purportedly confirmed Barack Obama was born exterior the US.

Calling his youthful half-sibling a “deep disappointment,” Malik earlier additionally slammed Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic nominee, for his exit from the occasion.