What Enneagram Type is Barack Obama?
I see Barack Obama as a classic 9w1. The core element in his psychological makeup actually seems to be his grounding in marriage, family, and community. While in law school at Harvard, he sought out fellow student Michelle Robinson, and pegged her instantly for his perfect wife. I think as an American Black Woman, she represented to him the grounding in American Black Culture that he wanted, to feel complete as an African-American. (Remember, although Obama is of both African and American heritage, he is not of the same “African-American” slave-descended heritage that the vast majority of American Blacks are descended from.) Obama needed this grounding to feel part of something, to feel like a member of a family. Michelle’s family was from Chicago, which led Barack to Chicago, to seek grounding in a community. I believe Barack Obama’s presidential quest is also part of his personal sojourn, his goal of seeking grounding. His family — wife and children — are a huge part of this, and I
