Before adding Clooney to her last name, AmalClooney was just another lawyer with a few high-profile clients, however, after her marriage to famed Hollywood playboy George Clooney, she was thrown into the limelight. Hollywood has long been waiting to see a woman who would bring Clooney back down the aisle after he vowed never to marry again after his 1993 divorce from wife of 4 years Talia Balsam. Here’s what you need to know about the second Mrs. Clooney.
Amal Clooney Bio (Age)
Born as Amal Alamuddin on February 3, 1978 in Beirut, Lebanon, Amal and her family were forced to flee Lebanon when she turned two as a result of the Lebanese Civil War. The middle-class family immigrated to Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, southeast England. Amal’s father, Ramzi Alam Uddin, holds an MBA from the American University of Beirut in Beirut Lebanon and he owns the travel agency COMET. Years after the war ended, Amal’s father returned to his country, Lebanon, in the early 1990s.
Amal’s mother, Bariaa Miknass, works for Pan-Arab newspaper al-Hayat as a foreign editor. Additionally, Amal’s mother is the founder of International Communication Experts, a PR firm specializing in event promotion, celebrity bookings, and publicity photography. Amal has a sister named Tala. She also has two half-brothers named Samer and Ziad from her father’s first marriage.
In Buckinghamshire, Amal attended Dr. Challoner’s High School, located in Little Chalfont. For her college degree, Amal attended St Hugh’s College, Oxford. An outstanding student, Amal received exposure (a special type of scholarship). She was also a recipient of the Shrigley Prize. Amal graduated in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts in Jurisprudence, equivalent to a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Oxford.
In 2001, Amal then studied for a Master of Laws (LLM) at New York University School of Law. Again, she excelled, receiving the Jack J. Katz Memorial Award for Excellence in Entertainment Law. After graduating in 2002, Amal was licensed to practice law in the United States.
While at NY School of Law, Amal worked for a semester in the office of Sonia Sotomayor, who at the time was a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
After the LLM, Amal Clooney worked for New York’s international law firm Sullivan & Cromwell. She was part of the Criminal Defense and Investigations Group. During her three-year tenure with the company, Amal regained control of energy services and products company Enron, owning the Arthur Andersen Company and more.
By 2004, Amal had completed an internship at the International Court of Justice, after which she was based in The Hague, the Netherlands, where she worked at the United Nations Special Tribunal for Lebanon in the Office of the Prosecutor.
Six years later Amal in 2010 returned to the UK and was licensed to practice in both the UK and Wales. She began practicing in London as a member of the Doughty Street Chambers. Some of his clients have included; FactsLeaks founder Julian Assange, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and English-Canadian Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy.
Religion
Amal Clooney’s religion is not very clear to the public. Many have described her as a Druze, which is her father’s religion. The Druze religion is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion that follows the five pillars of Islam. Some other Muslim groups regard them as infidels who have strayed from the true Muslim faith. On the other hand, her mom comes from a family of Sunni Muslims. That said, Amal never expressed her faith.
Kids
About three years after their high-profile wedding, CBS’ The Talk revealed that Amal was pregnant with twins. Actor Matt Damon, a close friend of the couple, confirmed the news to Entertainment Weekly. Amal gave birth to twin babies (a boy and a girl) on June 6, 2017. The boy’s name is Alexander and the girl’s name is Ella. Per PEOPLE, Amal and George have enlisted the services of renowned childcare expert Connie Simpson to help their children.
Height, weight and other fast facts
First name: Amal Clooney (née Alamuddin)
Date of birth: February 3, 1978
Place of birth: Beirut, Lebanon
Nationality: British-Lebanese
Parents: Ramzi Alam Uddin and Bariaa Miknass
Siblings: Tala (sister), Samer and Ziad (half-brothers)
Height: 5 feet 8.5 inches (1.74 m)
Weight: 57kg
Languages spoken: English, French and Arabic
Education: St Hugh’s College, Oxford and New York University Law School
Occupation: Lawyer
Husband: George Clooney (married 2014)
Kids: 2 (Ella and Alexander Clooney)
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