Amal Clooney

Amal Clooney

Amal Clooney (née Alamuddin, Arabic: أمل علم الدين‎‎; born 3 February 1978) is a Lebanese-British lawyer, activist, and author of Lebanese origin and birth with dual British and Lebanese nationality. She is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, specializing in international law and human rights.

Her clients include Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, in his fight against extradition. She has also represented the former prime minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko, and Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy. She is married to the American actor George Clooney.