Amal Clooney

Amal Clooney (née Alamuddin; ; born 3 February 1978) is a Lebanese lawyer. Her works focused in international law and human rights. She was born in Beirut to Lebanese Druze parents.

Her clients include Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, the former prime minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko; Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy; and Nobel Prize laureate Nadia Murad.

In 2019, Clooney was appointed the special envoy on media freedom by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

In September 2021, The International Criminal Court (ICC) appointed Amal Clooney, as Special Advisor for the Sudanese conflict in Darfur.

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