Amal Clooney: 10 things to know about George Clooney's powerful wife

Associate Press referred to Amal Ramzli Clooney as an 'actor's wife' but we say she's one hell of a human rights lawyer who's portfolio is way bigger than most Hollywood stars!

 

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Associated Press has been out rightly slammed for referring to renown human rights lawyer, Amal Ramzi Clooney as 'George Clooney's wife' in a tweet they posted in the wake of the ongoing Al-jazeera trial in Egypt. Many people think she's way too powerful than just being an 'actor's wife'. As a result, we have put 10 important things you must know about the legal goddess.

Al Jazeera television journalists Mohamed Fahmy, C, and Baher Mohamed, L, talk to the media with lawyer Amal Clooney (R) before hearing the verdict at a court in Cairo, Egypt, August 29, 2015. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

1. Amal Ramzi Clooney is a London-based Lebanese-British lawyer, activist, and author. She is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, specializing in international law, criminal law, human rights, and extradition.
2. Amal's client list include powerful names  such as Wikileaks founder Julian Assange - in his fight against extradition, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and the state of Cambodia.
3. She’s been appointed to several United Nations commissions as adviser to Special Envoy Kofi Annan on Syria and as Counsel to the 2013 Drone Inquiry by UN human rights rapporteur Ben Emmerson QC into the use of drones in counter-terrorism operations.
4. She's also lectured  at Columbia Law School, The Hague Academy of International Law and other respected institutions.
5. In 2001, Amal entered New York University School of Law to study for the Masters of Laws degree, where she was a clerk for the clerkships program at the International Court of Justice. She later received the Jack J. Katz Memorial Award for excellence in entertainment law.

George and Amal Clooney.
(independent.co.uk)

1. On 7 April 2015, it was announced that Clooney would be part of the legal team defending Mohamed Nasheed, former President of the Maldives, in his ongoing arbitrary detention. Nasheed was sentenced to 13 years in jail in March 2015 following what was characterized as a politically-motivated trial. Amnesty International described his sentencing as a "travesty of justice."
2. On 25 February 2014, the Office of the UK Attorney General appointed Clooney for the period 2014 to 2019 to the C Panel of the Public International Law Panel of Counsel.
3. Mrs. Clooney speaks and is fluent in three major international languages: Arabic, English and French.
4. In August 2015, Harper Bazaar magazine described Amal Clooney as one of the most stylish women in the corporate world.  With a collage of 62 photos, the mag wrote ''she has a mix of playful and professional and has always manages to look perfectly polished for every occasion.''
5. In 2014, Amal got thrown into the spotlight after she tied the knot with renown Hollywood actor, George Clooney

Now, is George Clooney not  the luckiest man in the world? Check out 15 amazing photos of the great Amal Clooney in our DSB Gallery below: