Jump to content

Huma Abedin: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
m Reverting possible vandalism by 76.117.51.19 to version by Kslall8765. False positive? Report it. Thanks, ClueBot NG. (454124) (Bot)
references not working
Line 32: Line 32:
Abedin married Congressman [[Anthony Weiner]] (D-NY) on Saturday, July 10, 2010.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/07/12/2009-07-12_weiner_hillary_aide_to_tie_knot.html "Rep. Anthony Weiner engaged to Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin" - New York Daily News]</ref> Former President Bill Clinton presided at the wedding, which took place at the [[Oheka Castle]] in [[Huntington, New York]] on [[Long Island]].<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/09/bill-clinton-to-officiate_n_641336.html?ir=New%20Yorkl "Bill Clinton To Officiate Wedding Of New York Congressman Anthony Weiner Longtime Hillary Aide Huma Abedin" - Huffington Post]</ref>
Abedin married Congressman [[Anthony Weiner]] (D-NY) on Saturday, July 10, 2010.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/07/12/2009-07-12_weiner_hillary_aide_to_tie_knot.html "Rep. Anthony Weiner engaged to Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin" - New York Daily News]</ref> Former President Bill Clinton presided at the wedding, which took place at the [[Oheka Castle]] in [[Huntington, New York]] on [[Long Island]].<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/09/bill-clinton-to-officiate_n_641336.html?ir=New%20Yorkl "Bill Clinton To Officiate Wedding Of New York Congressman Anthony Weiner Longtime Hillary Aide Huma Abedin" - Huffington Post]</ref>


Abedin is a practicing [[Muslim]] and is an [[Arabic]] speaker.<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Health/huma-abedin-wife-anthony-weiner-stay-married-man/story?id=13774687 ABC News: "Anthony Weiner Says Wife Huma Abedin Will Stay, But Will She?"] June 7, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/07/nyregion/wife-knew-of-online-past-but-not-photo-post-weiner-says.html New York Times: "Opposites in Many Ways, but Seemingly Melded Well"] June 6, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.metro.us/newyork/local/article/882830--imam-to-rep-weiner-s-wife-stand-by-your-man New York Metro: "Imam to Rep. Weiner’s wife: Stand by your man"] June 7, 2011</ref><ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/06/07/huma.abedin.profile/ CNN: "Huma Abedin is not a typical congressional wife"] June 7, 2011</ref>
Abedin is an [[Arabic]] speaker.<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Health/huma-abedin-wife-anthony-weiner-stay-married-man/story?id=13774687 ABC News: "Anthony Weiner Says Wife Huma Abedin Will Stay, But Will She?"] June 7, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/07/nyregion/wife-knew-of-online-past-but-not-photo-post-weiner-says.html New York Times: "Opposites in Many Ways, but Seemingly Melded Well"] June 6, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.metro.us/newyork/local/article/882830--imam-to-rep-weiner-s-wife-stand-by-your-man New York Metro: "Imam to Rep. Weiner’s wife: Stand by your man"] June 7, 2011</ref><ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/06/07/huma.abedin.profile/ CNN: "Huma Abedin is not a typical congressional wife"] June 7, 2011</ref>


In June 2011, less than a year after her wedding to Weiner, Abedin became the subject of widespread media attention amidst her husband's [[Anthony Weiner photo scandal|Twitter photo scandal]] in which he admitted he had engaged in sexually charged exchanges with "about six women" over the Internet during the past three years. In the press conference admitting the sexual liaisons, Weiner said he had revealed his online relationships to his wife before their marriage. Regarding the new revelations, Weiner said, "She was very unhappy, she was very disappointed, and she told me as much. And she also told me that she loved me and we're going to get through this."<ref>{{cite news |title=For Rep. Anthony Weiner, a dramatic fall via social media |author=Susan Page |url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-06-06-Anthony-weiner-sexting-twitter_n.htm?csp=34news |newspaper=USA Today |date=6 June 2011 |accessdate=7 June 2011}}</ref> On June 8, 2011, several days into the scandal, the [[New York Times]] reported that Abedin was in "the early stages of pregnancy."[http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/weiners-wife-is-pregnant/]
In June 2011, less than a year after her wedding to Weiner, Abedin became the subject of widespread media attention amidst her husband's [[Anthony Weiner photo scandal|Twitter photo scandal]] in which he admitted he had engaged in sexually charged exchanges with "about six women" over the Internet during the past three years. In the press conference admitting the sexual liaisons, Weiner said he had revealed his online relationships to his wife before their marriage. Regarding the new revelations, Weiner said, "She was very unhappy, she was very disappointed, and she told me as much. And she also told me that she loved me and we're going to get through this."<ref>{{cite news |title=For Rep. Anthony Weiner, a dramatic fall via social media |author=Susan Page |url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-06-06-Anthony-weiner-sexting-twitter_n.htm?csp=34news |newspaper=USA Today |date=6 June 2011 |accessdate=7 June 2011}}</ref> On June 8, 2011, several days into the scandal, the [[New York Times]] reported that Abedin was in "the early stages of pregnancy."[http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/weiners-wife-is-pregnant/]
Line 67: Line 67:
[[Category:People from Kalamazoo, Michigan]]
[[Category:People from Kalamazoo, Michigan]]
[[Category:Spouses of members of the United States House of Representatives]]
[[Category:Spouses of members of the United States House of Representatives]]

[[Category:American Muslims]]


[[ar:هما عابدين]]
[[ar:هما عابدين]]

Revision as of 01:59, 9 June 2011

Huma Abedin
Abedin (left) with Hillary Clinton, August 2008.
Born1976 (age 47–48)
EducationGeorge Washington University
OccupationAide to United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
SpouseAnthony Weiner

Huma Mahmood Abedin (Urdu: هما محمود عابدين) (born 1976) is an aide to United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton[1] who served as traveling chief of staff and "body woman" during Clinton's campaign for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential election.[2][3]

Abedin, an American of South Asian descent, was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Her father was an Indian-born Middle Eastern scholar who died when she was 17 years old, and her Pakistani-born mother, Saleha Mahmood Abedin, PhD, is an associate professor of sociology at Dar Al-Hekma College in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[4][1] At the age of two, her family relocated to Jeddah. Abedin returned to the United States to attend George Washington University.

Abedin began working as an intern for the White House in 1996 and landed an assignment with the First Lady. She currently works for Clinton at the State Department.[5]

Personal life

Abedin married Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY) on Saturday, July 10, 2010.[6] Former President Bill Clinton presided at the wedding, which took place at the Oheka Castle in Huntington, New York on Long Island.[7]

Abedin is an Arabic speaker.[8][9][10][11]

In June 2011, less than a year after her wedding to Weiner, Abedin became the subject of widespread media attention amidst her husband's Twitter photo scandal in which he admitted he had engaged in sexually charged exchanges with "about six women" over the Internet during the past three years. In the press conference admitting the sexual liaisons, Weiner said he had revealed his online relationships to his wife before their marriage. Regarding the new revelations, Weiner said, "She was very unhappy, she was very disappointed, and she told me as much. And she also told me that she loved me and we're going to get through this."[12] On June 8, 2011, several days into the scandal, the New York Times reported that Abedin was in "the early stages of pregnancy."[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Morgan, Spencer (2007-04-01). "Hillary's Mystery Woman: Who is Huma?". The New York Observer. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
  2. ^ Nirali Magazine | Hillary’s Handler: Huma Abedin
  3. ^ Trebay, Guy (2007-07-22). "Campaign Chic: Not Too Cool, Never Ever Hot". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Faculty and Administrators Directory, Official website
  5. ^ "Clintonites jostle for jobs at State" - Politico
  6. ^ "Rep. Anthony Weiner engaged to Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin" - New York Daily News
  7. ^ "Bill Clinton To Officiate Wedding Of New York Congressman Anthony Weiner Longtime Hillary Aide Huma Abedin" - Huffington Post
  8. ^ ABC News: "Anthony Weiner Says Wife Huma Abedin Will Stay, But Will She?" June 7, 2011
  9. ^ New York Times: "Opposites in Many Ways, but Seemingly Melded Well" June 6, 2011
  10. ^ New York Metro: "Imam to Rep. Weiner’s wife: Stand by your man" June 7, 2011
  11. ^ CNN: "Huma Abedin is not a typical congressional wife" June 7, 2011
  12. ^ Susan Page (6 June 2011). "For Rep. Anthony Weiner, a dramatic fall via social media". USA Today. Retrieved 7 June 2011.

External links

Template:Persondata