Amal Clooney

Amal Clooney
Clooney in 2022
Born
Amal Alamuddin

(1978-02-03) 3 February 1978
Beirut, Lebanon
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • Lebanon
Education
OccupationBarrister
Years active2000–present
Spouse
(m. 2014)
Children2

Amal Clooney (née Alamuddin; born (1978-02-03)3 February 1978)[1] is a British international human rights lawyer.[2] She has represented several high-profile clients, including former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed,[3] WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange,[4] former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko,[5] Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad,[6] Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa,[7] Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova,[8] and Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy.[9]

She is an adjunct law professor at Columbia Law School and a Visiting Professor of Practice at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.[10] In 2016, she and her husband, American actor George Clooney, co-founded the Clooney Foundation for Justice.

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  2. ^ "George Clooney Finally Meets His Match With Human Rights Lawyer Amal Alamuddin". Vanity Fair. 29 March 2017. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
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  4. ^ Rothman, Michael (19 March 2014). "5 Things About Amal Alamuddin". ABC News. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  5. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014.
  6. ^ Day, Emma (11 December 2018). "Nadia Murad is Joined by Amal Clooney as She Accepts Nobel Peace Prize". Vogue Arabia.
  7. ^ Clooney, Amal (12 June 2020). "Amal Clooney: A test for democracy in the Philippines". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Azerbaijan court frees journalist backed by Amal Clooney". BBC News. 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  9. ^ Kingsley, Patrick (6 November 2014). "Amal Clooney calls on Egypt to release journalist Mohamed Fahmy". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Amal Clooney appointed Visiting Professor of Practice at Blavatnik School of Government | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.