He may have been the 44th president of the United States, but there’s one role that Barack Obama cherishes above all: Dad.
The former commander-in-chief shared an endearing throwback photo of him squeezing his two daughters, Sasha and Malia, back when they were tiny girls.
“Of all that I’ve done in my life, I’m most proud to be Sasha and Malia’s dad,” he wrote while linking to the photo. “To all those lucky enough to be a dad, Happy Father’s Day!”
Of all that I've done in my life, I'm most proud to be Sasha and Malia's dad. To all those lucky enough to be a dad, Happy Father's Day! https://t.co/ya1YAJignC
Sasha and Malia were just 7 and 10 years old, respectively, when they moved into the White House in 2009. The girls have since grown up in the public eye, with Sasha recently turning 16 and Malia turning 19 in July.
The Obama family is seen left in 2016 and right in 2008. (Photo: REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci and REUTERS/Jim Bourg)
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there!
Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified Malia as the youngest. She was in fact 10 when she moved into the White House and her sister, Sasha, was 7.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama share a private moment in a freight elevator at an inaugural ball in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2009.
Obama rides the elevator to the private residence of the White House after attending 10 inaugural balls and being sworn in as president on Jan. 20, 2009.
Obama sits in the Oval Office on his first day in office, Jan. 21, 2009.
Obama and Vice President Joe Biden laugh together in the Oval Office on Jan. 22, 2009.
Obama watches Press Secretary Robert Gibbs' first press briefing on television, in his private study off the Oval Office on Jan. 22, 2009.
Obama is briefed before making phone calls to foreign leaders in the Oval Office on Jan. 26, 2009.
Obama greets kitchen staff before a lunch at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 27, 2009.
Obama wipes his face with a cloth handed to him by White House butler Von Everett in the Blue Room of the White House following an event with business leaders in the East Room on Jan. 28, 2009.
Obama and the first lady wear 3D glasses while watching a TV commercial during Super Bowl XLIII, Arizona Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, in the family theater of the White House on Feb. 1, 2009. Guests included family, friends, Cabinet members, staff members and bipartisan members of Congress.
Obama and Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas move a couch in the Oval Office on Feb. 2, 2009. Douglas met with the president about the economic recovery plan.
Obama wears a Air Force One jacket on his first flight aboard the plane from Andrews Air Force Base to Newport News, Virginia, on Feb. 5. 2009.
Obama looks at a portrait of President James Madison while waiting in the Blue Room of the White House before his press conference in the East Room on Feb. 9, 2009.
Obama meets with senior advisors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Feb. 16, 2009.
Obama takes aim with a photographer's camera backstage before delivering remarks about providing mortgage payment relief for responsible homeowners at Dobson High School in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2009.
Obama and the first lady dance while the band Earth, Wind and Fire performs at the Governors Ball in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 22, 2009.
Obama waves to members of Congress before addressing the joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 24, 2009.
Obama plays with a football in the Outer Oval Office on March 4, 2009.
The president and the first lady walk to Marine One on the South Lawn before heading to Camp David on March 7, 2009.
Obama examines the Resolute Desk on March 3, 2009, while visiting with Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg in the Oval Office. In a famous photograph, her brother John F. Kennedy Jr., peeked through the FDR panel, while his father worked.
Obama runs down the East Colonnade with family dog Bo on the dog's initial visit to the White House on March 15, 2009.
Obama practices his golf swing at an outdoor hold prior to an event at the Miguel Contreras Learning Center in Los Angeles on March 19, 2009.
Obama walks to a podium in the Cross Hall, Grand Foyer of the White House, before making a statement regarding the American auto industry, on March 30, 2009.
Obama confers with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner during the G-20 Summit on April 2, 2009, at the ExCel Centre in London.
Obama lifts up a baby on April 4, 2009, during the U.S. Embassy greeting at a Prague hotel.
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Obama makes his way down the stairs of Air Force One on April 8, 2009, upon his arrival to Andrews Air Force Base returning from Baghdad, Iraq.
Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speak together sitting at a picnic table on April 9, 2009, on the South Lawn of the White House.
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Obama and Biden walk back to the Oval Office after putting on the White House putting green on April 24, 2009.
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