Meet Amal Alamuddin, the woman who managed to tame Hollywood’s most eligible bachelor.
She has recently been spotted wearing a huge engagement ring from actor George Clooney, 52, but there is plenty more to admire about the 36-year-old.
Born in Beirut and based in London, Alamuddin is a barrister specialising in international law, human rights, extradition and criminal law. Her clients have included WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the former Libyan intelligence chief, Abdullah al-Senussi, and the former prime minster of the Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko. She is also an appointed adviser to former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, and has been involved in cases in which she represented the state of Cambodia.
Alamuddin has studied law at Oxford and New York Universities and is fluent in French, English, and Arabic.
Amal Alamuddin addresses a press conference about imprisoned former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in London on November 5, 2012. Photo: AFP/Getty Images
Alamuddin with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as they leave a London court after his extradition hearing to Sweden. Photo: AP
A media throng follows Assange and Alamuddin. Photo: UK Press via Getty Images
Esteemed human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson, QC, addresses the conference about Yulia Tymoshenko with Alamuddin. Photo: AFP/Getty Images
Alamuddin arrives at court for Assange’s hearing. Photo: PA Wire
After her relationship with Clooney is revealed, Alamuddin is snapped by photographers outside her NYC hotel. Photo: GC Images
The human rights lawyer shows off a bold sense of style. Photo: GC Images
Alamuddin is spotted on May 13, 2014, at Heathrow Airport. Photo: Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
The newly engaged Amal returning to her home in London. Photo: Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
The lawyer rocks ripped jeans and silver Doc Martens. Photo: Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
Amal Alamuddin is seen outside her NYC hotel on March 19, 2014. Photo: GC Images
A stunning seven-carat diamond ring is seen on Amal’s ring finger. Clooney reportedly proposed over a home-cooked meal just seven months after they began dating. Photo: Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
Clooney and Alamuddin are spotted leaving Berners Tavern restaurant in London separately on October 24, 2013. Photo: FilmMagic
At the time, Amal was not known to photographers and she was captioned “Guest leaving Berners Tavern restaurant.” Photo: FilmMagic
The lawyer’s stunning fashion sense on show. Photo: FilmMagic
The entrance of the Alamuddin family home in the Druze village of Baaqlin, southeast of Beirut. Photo: AFP/Getty Images
A general view of the village of Baaqlin, Amal’s hometown in Lebanon. Photo: AFP/Getty Images
File photo of Amal from February 2011. Photo: AP Photo/PA
One of the few images of the private couple together. Photo: Getty Images
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