If you believe in the theory that we all have doubles in the world, you would be delighted to know that President Barack Obama has a double… in Indonesia.
40-yearold Indonesian photographer Ilham Anas bears a striking resemblance to the U.S. President Barack Obama, and Time reports that this unique quality has transformed him into a TV star in his country, and also made him potential target for Islamic fundamentalists.
Here are photos of Anas and a video after them.
Indonesian photojournalists Ilham Anas, 35, has become a local celebrity in his native Jakarta after Obama, 47, won the election in November. Now, despite the fact Obama is of Kenyan origin and Anas is Indonesian, he is earning a good living as an Obama double. With his toothy smile, oversized ears and cropped black hair, Indonesian Ilham Anas is cashing in as a look-a-like of US President Barack Obama. (Photo Credit: BARM/Fame Pictures)A combination photo shows U.S. president-elect Barack Obama (L), taken January 17, 2009 as he speaks during a ceremony in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Indonesian photographer Ilham Anas, taken January 20, 2009 in Jakarta. Anas, 34, who from some angles bears a resemblance to the new U.S. president, shot to fame in Jakarta after Obama, 47, won the election in November. (Photo Credit: REUTERS/Enny Nuraheni/Jim Young/Files)Indonesian photojournalists Ilham Anas, 35, has become a local celebrity in his native Jakarta after Obama, 47, won the election in November. Now, despite the fact Obama is of Kenyan origin and Anas is Indonesian, he is earning a good living as an Obama double. With his toothy smile, oversized ears and cropped black hair, Indonesian Ilham Anas is cashing in as a look-a-like of US President Barack Obama. (Photo Credit: BARM/Fame Pictures)
