Introduction
Amal Clooney is a London-based British-Lebanese lawyer, activist, and author who has previously worked with the United Nations and the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, she resigned from the latter role in 2020. As of 2022, she is now a practising barrister at Doughty Street Chambers & she has specialized in international law and human rights. Outside of her professional career, she is famous for being the wife of actor George Clooney.
Quick Facts
Titles | Description |
Real Name | Amal Clooney Alamuddin. |
Birth Place | Beirut, Lebanon. |
Date of Birth | 3rd February 1978. |
Nationality | Lebanon United Kingdom |
Religion | Lebanese Sunni Muslims. |
Source of Income | Politician, attorney, and former jurist. |
Age | 45 years. (As of 2022). |
Father Name | Ramzi Alamuddin. |
Mother’s name | Bariaa Miknass. |
Siblings | She has three siblings: one sister and two half-brothers from her father’s first marriage. |
Star signs | Aquarius. |
Occupation | Barrister. |
Years active | 2000–present. |
College | St Hugh’s College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. After that She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Jurisprudence in 2000. study for the Master of Laws (LL.M) degree. |
University | New York University. |
Height | 5 feet 8.90 inches / 175 Cm. |
Weight | 54 Kg /119.05 Lbs. |
Hair Color | Espresso brown. |
Eye Color | Black. |
Body Measurement | 34-26-35 ( Inches). |
Marital Status | Married ( 27th September 2014). |
Husband | George Clooney. |
Children | In June 2017, she gave birth to fraternal twins. |
Social Media | |
Twitter 14.4k | Twitter /Alamuddin. |
Instagram 88.2k followers | Instagram/Alamuddin |
FaceBook 76,142 people like | FaceBook/ Alamuddin |
Net Worth | $ 50 million (INR 3,79.94 Cr). |
Last Updated | April 2022. |
Early Life
She was born on 3rd February 1978 in Beirut, Lebanon. She moved to England with her family when she was two years old, settling in Buckinghamshire. Her family fled because of the Lebanese Civil War. Her father, later on, returned to his home country in 1991. She was raised with three siblings and attended an all-girls grammar school for her primary education. After graduating from secondary school, Amal studied at St. Hugh’s College in Oxford. After that she continued her post-secondary education in 2001, attending New York University School of Law to prepare for her LLM degree. During her time in New York, she worked under judge Sonia Sotomayor.
Career
As a professional lawyer, she can work in the UK or the US. In 2002, she became a member of a bar in New York. She started gaining similar qualifications in England and Wales. Her most prominent legal work was at the international courts in The Hague, including the International Criminal Court. After working in New York City for Sullivan & Cromwell, Amal started working as a clerk at the International Court of Justice. In 2010, she returned to Britain to work as a barrister. During that time she was appointed to a number of United Nations commissions & worked on several high-profile cases. These included the 2013 Drone Inquiry & represented Julian Assange and the entire state of Cambodia over these years.
She is also an accomplished teacher, and between 2015 and 2016 she was a visiting faculty member at Columbia Law School’s Human Rights Institute. Apart from this, she has given lectures on international criminal law at SOAS Law School, The New School, The Hague Academy of International Law, and the University of North Carolina. In 2015, Alamuddin started a legal case on behalf of the Armenian government to gain recognition for the Armenian genocide.
Also in 2015, she presented a case against the Government of the Philippines for the continued detention of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The United Nations later came to the conclusion that the former’s detention represented a breach of international law. Later on that year, she joined the legal team that was defending Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives. Nasheed had been sentenced to 13 years in part of what has been described as a kangaroo court.
She was very busy in 2015, as she worked on the so-called “Hooded Men” case. In 2016, she spoke at the United Nations for the first time, bringing attention to the rape and slave market organized by ISIL. According to her, this included an online slave market on Facebook that exists even to this day. In 2019, she became a special envoy at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and worked on securing global media freedom in this role. She was passionate about the opportunity. She resigned in 2020 in protest after the UK government allegedly broke international law in connection to Brexit.
Style
She along with her celebrity husband George Clooney take part in a summit organized by KCI Management on 21st March 2022 at Duke Energy Convention Center. Style Files Amal wore Stella Mccartney Pearl cropped belted cotton-blend corded lace jumpsuit available here Gianvito Rossi Pumps Plexi 105 in gold and silver.
Salary
In 2019 it looked like the lawyer’s career was going down but suddenly she was back on top. People With Money reports that Clooney is the highest-paid lawyer in the world, pulling in an $82 million ( INR 6,22.52 Cr) between March 2021 and March 2022, a nearly $ 50 million (INR 3,79.94 Cr lead over her closest competition.
Awards
2021 Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press’ ‘Freedom of the Press Award’.
In 2022, TIME Magazine, Woman of the Year.
Relationships
She became engaged to George Clooney in 2014, after having met him a year before through a mutual friend. Their wedding became huge media attention In 2017, the media went wild once again when the couple announced that they were expecting their first child. Later on that year, the couple welcomed twins into the world.
Activism
The couple worked together on the Clooney Foundation, which the pair co-founded in 2016. The couple also started the Amal Clooney Scholarship, which provides funding for one female Lebanese student to enrol in a 2-year International Baccalaureate programme.
Real Estate
They also have a diversified real estate portfolio. Among their most expensive residences is a villa in Lake Como and a $13 million ( INR 98.79 Cr) mansion in England. She owns an additional $13 million ( INR 98.79 Cr) mansion in Laglio, Italy, and the couple also once owned a vacation home in San Lucas, Mexico. In 2016, they purchased an apartment in the luxurious One Hundred Fifty-Third Street building in New York City. The cost of this apartment is unknown, the penthouse suite on this complex is worth approximately $65 million (INR 4,93.77 Cr). Some of their other properties are in places that include Las Vegas and Studio City.
FAQ
Q. What religion is Amal Clooney?
Ans:- She is a Lebanese Sunni Muslim.
Q.Is Amal Clooney a real lawyer?
Ans:- Amal Clooney is a barrister who specializes in international law and human rights.
Q.How old is Amal Clooney?
Ans:- As of 2022, she is 45 years old.