What is Amal Clooney’s net worth? Who is Amal Clooney’s husband?
Introduction
Amal Clooney is a British-Lebanese respected international human rights lawyer in the world. Amal is known to “handle cases of real international importance” and is described as “a brilliant legal mind.”
She is co-founder, along with her husband George, of the Clooney Foundation for Justice.
Biography
She was born on February 3, 1978, in Beirut, Lebanon.
Her family has long occupied a prominent place among the Druze, an Arabic-speaking ethno-religious group.
Amal’s mother, Baria Alamuddin, is an award-winning journalist and the founder of the public relations company International Communication Experts.
Alamuddin’s mother is not Druze — she is a Sunni Muslim. When Baria Alamuddin was younger, and was described as “the Liz Taylor of Lebanon.”
Amal Clooney and mom Baria Alamuddin arrive at the premiere of Paramount Pictures’ Suburbicon at Regency Village Theatre on October 22, 2017 in Westwood – @Getty
Her father, Ramzi Alamuddin, is from the Alam al-Din dynasty (also spelled Alamuddin), which led the Druze districts of Mount Lebanon. Ramzi taught tourism at the American University in Beirut.
Her grandfather was a government minister.
Amal has two half-brothers from her father’s first marriage as well as a sister, Tala Alamuddin.
When Amal was still a child, the family left Lebanon for London, settling down in Gerrards Cross in Buckinghamshire.
In 2000, Clooney graduated with a BA degree in Jurisprudence from St Hugh’s College, Oxford.
Amal Clooney arrives at The Frontline Club for her talk with Mohamed Fahmy on October 7, 2015 in London – @Getty
In 2001, Amal entered New York University School of Law to study for the Master of Laws degree.
In 2002, she was admitted to the bar in New York.
In 2004, she applied for a one-year clerkship at the International Court of Justice.
In 2010, the Lebanon native started to work as a barrister for Doughty Street Chambers.
In 2011, Clooney started representing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in his fight against extradition.
In 2013, she was appointed as adviser to Special Envoy Kofi Annan on Syria.
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In 2014, she was chosen as Barbara Walters’s Most Fascinating Person.
In 2016, Amal co-founded the Clooney Foundation for Justice. The Foundation provides free legal support to victims of human rights abuses in more than 40 countries.
In 2021, Clooney was appointed Special Adviser to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Darfur.
In 2022, Time magazine named her Woman of the Year.
Husband
In September 2014, Amal Clooney married George Clooney. The reception was held at the Aman Canal Grande hotel in Venice.
Amal and George Clooney arrive at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle before the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle on May 19, 2018 – @Getty
Clooney was previously married to actress Talia Balsam. The American actor previously has said that he would never marry again.
Amal and George met at a dinner party in July 2013 at his house near Lake Como, which Amal attended as Clooney’s friend’s guest. He bought the Italian property known as Villa Oleandra in the early 2000s, and it is now valued at over $100 million.
“I really thought I wouldn’t have much of a chance with her because I was 17 years older,” George told The New York Times.
In January 2015, the couple made their red carpet debut at the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills.
Amal and George Clooney atttend Disney’s “Tomorrowland” Los Angeles premiere at AMC Downtown Disney 12 Theater on May 9, 2015 – @Getty
In 2017, Amal and her husband welcomed twins Alexander and Ella.
“I didn’t want, like, weird-ass names for our kids,” he said in a later interview.
In a 2022 interview, George said he and his wife have “never had an argument.”
Height
Amal Clooney is 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m) tall.
Amal Clooney – Net Worth
So, how much is Amal Clooney worth?
Amal Clooney attends the ‘Money Monster’ premiere during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival 2016 – @Getty
Amal earned most of her wealth from her work as a human rights lawyer.
Clooney represents clients before international courts, including:
- the European Court of Human Rights;
- the International Court of Justice;
- the International Criminal Court.
She is also an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Law School.
In 2021, Clooney published a book titled — “The Right to a Fair Trial in International Law” and “The Special Tribunal for Lebanon” in 2014.
Therefore, Amal Clooney has an estimated net worth of $50 million. Her husband, George Clooney, has a net worth of $550 million.
Real estate
In 2014, Amal and George bought a house in England set on a tiny island on the River Thames called Sonning Eye for $13 million.
In 2016, they paid $14.75 million for a condo in New York City. The building is located at 100 East 53rd Street.
In 2021, the Clooneys paid $8.3 million for a Chateau in Brignoles near Provence. It sits on 425 acres of land, and has a vineyard, an olive grove, a lake, a tennis court, and a pool. The country house offers the Clooney family a step away from the Hollywood spotlight, and it is close to Brad Pitt‘s winery, Château Miraval in Provence, France.
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