Meet, Ilham Anas, a 40-year old Indonesian photographer that has a striking resemblance with Obama that has made him become popular and a TV star in his country.
He has appeared on Indonesia’s premier TV talk show, done an advertisement as Mr Obama, and received other marketing offers from companies in the region.
The real Barack Obama went to school in Jakarta in the late 1960s, when his classmates knew him as Barry.
Mr Anas told Reuters news agency: “I was in the airport in Malaysia in transit and a man approached me and asked: ‘Are you Obama?’. I was very surprised when he asked to take a picture together and bought me a meal.”
Mr Anas was born and raised in Bandung, West Java.
“I will take all the opportunities that come my way, as long as they don’t violate ethical codes and my personal values,” he told AFP news agency.
And he admits that all the attention has given him something of a boost. “I’m actually a shy person. I don’t like being put in the spotlight.
“I see my resemblance to Obama as a blessing. I used to look at the mirror and I had a negative perception of myself.”
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What do you think? Do they look alike?