MALIA OBAMA, is the eldest daughter of former US President Barack Obama.
The 24-year-old has been recognised for her educational success at Harvard University, activism and work ethic as she begins a career in TV writing alongside Atlanta Emmy winner Donald Glover.
Who is Barack Obama’s daughter Malia?
Malia Ann Obama was born on July 4, 1998 in Chicago and was Just 10 years old when her father was elected the 44th U.S. president in November 2008.
She spent much of her remaining childhood and teenage years in the White House before studying at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools to then enrol at Harvard University.
There she was named a Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize winner for excellent undergraduate work and excellence in the art of teaching prior to her graduation in 2021.
Malia has earned several internships in the television and filmmaking industry, including becoming a production assistance on the set of Extant in 2014.
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The following year she jumped into the writer’s room for television series, Girls, where she worked side-by-side with the writers.
She even bagged herself a short-term role with The Weinstein Company in 2017.
In February 2021 it was reported that Malia would be working as a television writer alongside Donald-Glover on a series called Hive.
She has also been praised for her activism after joining the Dakota Access Pipeline protest in 2017 and the Black Lives Matter movement following the tragic death of George Floyd in 2020.
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Who is Malia Obama’s rumoured boyfriend Dawit Eklund?
Malia was spotted in Manhattan’s Soho neighbourhood with music producer Dawit Eklund on September 13, 2022.
The 33 year old and the former First Daughter went to Chinatown to grab lunch after having just spent a month together in LA.
It has been speculated that Malia has brought her new beau to the city to meet her parents, as Barack, 61, and former First Lady Michelle Obama, 58, were also in town.
The couple were first linked on July 26, when the two were photographed getting takeout food together.
He is the co-founder of Washington, DC -based record label 1432 R, which specializes in Ethiopian music and he runs the record label with Sami Yenigun and Joyce Lim.
Dawit, who also goes by David, studied international development, specifically focused on Africa, at George Washington University.
In his childhood he lived in various parts of the world such as Bangladesh, Egypt, Kenya, and Sudan due to his parents’ careers with the US government.
John Eklund, the music producer’s father, is an employee of the US State Department who has worked at various US embassies in Africa throughout his career.
His mother is Ethiopian and comes from a very successful family of business people in Ethiopia.
His sister Sara Eklund was even featured in a 2019 Vogue article for introducing menstrual cups in Ethiopia.
What is Malia Obama’s net worth?
According to celebritynetworth.com the TV writer is worth $100,000.
It is reported that this money has been earned through her production assistant role for the show Extant, as well as internships she landed before attending college.