Huma Abedin
Huma Abedin | |
|---|---|
 Abedin (left) with Hillary Clinton, August 2008. | |
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
| Education | George Washington University |
| Occupation | Aide to United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton |
| Spouse | Anthony 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
- ^ a b Morgan, Spencer (2007-04-01). "Hillary's Mystery Woman: Who is Huma?". The New York Observer. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
- ^ Nirali Magazine | Hillary’s Handler: Huma Abedin
- ^ Trebay, Guy (2007-07-22). "Campaign Chic: Not Too Cool, Never Ever Hot". The New York Times.
- ^ Faculty and Administrators Directory, Official website
- ^ "Clintonites jostle for jobs at State" - Politico
- ^ "Rep. Anthony Weiner engaged to Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin" - New York Daily News
- ^ "Bill Clinton To Officiate Wedding Of New York Congressman Anthony Weiner Longtime Hillary Aide Huma Abedin" - Huffington Post
- ^ ABC News: "Anthony Weiner Says Wife Huma Abedin Will Stay, But Will She?" June 7, 2011
- ^ New York Times: "Opposites in Many Ways, but Seemingly Melded Well" June 6, 2011
- ^ New York Metro: "Imam to Rep. Weiner’s wife: Stand by your man" June 7, 2011
- ^ CNN: "Huma Abedin is not a typical congressional wife" June 7, 2011
- ^ Susan Page (6 June 2011). "For Rep. Anthony Weiner, a dramatic fall via social media". USA Today. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
External links
- "Indo-Pak beauty being wooed by Jewish US lawmaker", The Hindu, May 30, 2008
- "For the Love of Huma - Jewish-Muslim story", The Sikh Times
- "Their Romance Is Now Official", The Washington Post, May 28, 2008
- "Huma Abedin is not a typical congressional wife", Alan Duke, CNN, June 7, 2011