Amal Clooney

Amal Clooney
Clooney in 2018
Born
Amal Alamuddin

(1978-02-03) 3 February 1978
NationalityUnited Kingdom
Lebanon
EducationDr Challoner's High School
Alma materSt Hugh's College, Oxford (BA)
New York University (LLM)
Occupation(s)Barrister, Human Rights Activist
Years active2000–present
Spouse
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(m. 2014)​
Children2

Amal Clooney (née Alamuddin; Arabic: أمل علم الدين; born 3 February 1978)[1] is a Lebanese lawyer. Her works focused in international law and human rights. She was born in Beirut to Lebanese Druze parents.[2]

Her clients include Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks,[3] the former prime minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko;[4] Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy;[5] and Nobel Prize laureate Nadia Murad.[6]

In 2019, Clooney was appointed the special envoy on media freedom by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office.[7]

In September 2021, The International Criminal Court (ICC) appointed Amal Clooney, as Special Advisor for the Sudanese conflict in Darfur.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Russian, Ale (5 February 2018). "Amal's Big 40! George Clooney Celebrates Wife's Birthday on 24-Hour Getaway". People.
  2. ↑ "George Clooney Finally Meets His Match With Human Rights Lawyer Amal Alamuddin". Vanity Fair. 29 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Rothman, Michael (19 March 2014). "5 Things About Amal Alamuddin". ABC News.
  4. ↑ Johnston, Ian (27 April 2014). "George Clooney Engaged To Amal Alamuddin: Actor To Marry British Human Rights Lawyer Who Has Represented Julian Assange". The Independent.
  5. ↑ Kingsley, Patrick (6 November 2014). "Amal Clooney calls on Egypt to release journalist Mohamed Fahmy". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  6. ↑ Day, Emma (11 December 2018). "Nadia Murad is Joined by Amal Clooney as She Accepts Nobel Peace Prize". Vogue Middle East.
  7. ↑ "Amal Clooney appointed Foreign Office special envoy". BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "CPI: L'épouse de l'acteur américain George Clooney nommée conseillère spéciale pour le conflit au Darfour". Afrique Info. Retrieved 18 September 2021.