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My Take
I find Amal Clooney fascinating because she turned global celebrity into leverage for the least glamorous work imaginable: grinding, years-long human rights litigation. Representing Nadia Murad, Maria Ressa, and other clients whom powerful states would prefer the world forget takes more than legal brilliance; it takes a stomach for battles that may be lost yet still must be fought. The tabloids fixate on her wardrobe, which I think badly misses the point — she is one of the few public figures who makes international law feel urgent and human. My take: history will remember her courtroom record long after the red-carpet photos fade.
Overview
Amal Clooney (née Alamuddin; born (1978-02-03)3 February 1978) is a Lebanese and British international human rights lawyer. She has represented several high-profile clients, including former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad, Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa, Azerbaijani journalist K…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Amal Clooney
- Name (Japanese)
- アマル・クルーニー
- Reading
- あまる・くるーにー
- Born
- February 3, 1978 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Horse
- Origin
- Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- barrister / human rights defender / writer / lawyer / jurist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Dr Challoner's High School
- University
- New York University School of Law
Awards & achievements
- 2023 honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- 2023 BBC 100 Women
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Human rights defender — see all → · More people from Lebanon →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.