Huma Abedin is a political clerk and a paid adviser to Hillary Clinton. During the 2016 United States presidential election, she served as vice chair for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

Born name

Huma Mahmood Abedin

nickname

They are

Sun sign

Lion

Place of birth

Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Residence

New York City, United States

nationality

training

When Huma was 2 years old, her family moved back to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Her parents continued to travel to other countries to further her academic goals, and she received part of her school-leaving certificate at an all-girls school in the UK.

For higher education, Huma enrolled at George Washington University in Washington DC to earn a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in political science.

At the recommendation of a friend, Huma applied for a White House internship to work for President Clinton’s press secretary, Mike McCurry. However, she ended up working for First Lady Hillary Clinton.

occupation

• Hillary Clinton’s advisor and personal advisor
• Paid Advisor to the Clinton Foundation

family

• Father – Syed Zainul Abedin (1928–1993) (Professor, Scholar of Islamic and Middle East Studies)
• Mother – Saleha Mahmood Abedin (Sociology Professor/Dean at Dar Al-Hekma University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs )
• Siblings – Hassan Abedin (Brother) (Islamic Scholar), Heba Abedin (Younger Sister) (PR, Fashion and Social Media Consultant). She may have 1 other siblings whose identities are unconfirmed.
• Others – Omar Amanat (cousin), Irfan Amanat (cousin), Mort Weiner (father-in-law) (lawyer), Frances Finkelstein (mother-in-law) (high school teacher), Jason Weiner (brother-in-law) (chef and restaurateur)

Manager

none

Build

Slim

Height

5 feet 9 inches or 175 cm

weight

57 kg or 126 lbs

friend/spouse

1. John Cusack – John is an American actor who had a short-term relationship with Huma.
2. Anthony David Weiner (2008–Present) – Huma met Anthony (former member of the US House of Representatives from New York 9th) for the first ^timeDistrict) in 2001 at a Democratic National Committee retreat at Martha’s Vineyard. She assisted Hillary Clinton during her first summer as a New York Senator and was too focused on her work to notice or reciprocate Anthony’s interest and thus declined to join his group for drinks at this retreat. The two met on and off over the years and Huma was eventually drawn to Anthony for his eloquent public speaking and passionate involvement in politics. In 2008 the couple started dating. They were engaged in 2009 and married in 2010 in Long Island, New York. The wedding ceremony was performed by Bill Clinton himself, while Hillary Clinton hosted the couple an engagement party at her Washington home, at which she proclaimed Huma as her “second daughter”. Huma gave birth to a son, Jordan Zain Weiner, in December 2011. In 2016, Anthony Weiner was a major hit in the tabloids for sending sexually explicit messages to multiple women, including minors. Despite resigning from Congress in 2011, he continued to face harsh criticism and negative publicity. In September 2017, he was sentenced to two years in prison for exchanging obscene messages with a minor. For many years, Huma held on to their marriage because of their son, but eventually released a statement explaining their split in August 2016. She filed for divorce in May 2017 but withdrew her case in January 2018 with the intention of settling it privately in hopes

race/ethnicity

Asian

Her parents were both born and raised in colonial India. Her father is from New Delhi, India while her mother is from Pakistan.

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Long, slender face and body
• Sharp nose and protruding, large teeth

brand promotion

No recording of commercial endorsements.

Religion

Islam

Her husband Anthony Weiner was born and raised in a Jewish family.

Known for

• Vice Chairman of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential Campaign.
• In the 2007 issue of Vogue Rebecca Johnson called her “Hillary’s secret weapon.”

first movie

Huma hasn’t made a feature film yet.

First TV show

Huma guest-starred on an episode of Good Morning America in 2011.

Personal trainer

In an interview with Vogue magazine, Huma confessed that she goes through phases where she starts her morning by hitting the gym or going for a run or hike. However, the intensity of their professional lives does not always allow for a consistent commitment to the practice.

She claims to love to eat and looks forward to every meal she eats each day.

Huma is also not particularly concerned with eating clean. Especially in the middle of a political campaign, she’s known for surviving solely on pizza and several cups of coffee.

Huma Abedin favorite things

• Luxury foods – french fries, ice cream
• TV Show – Veep
• Trouser Suit Label – Argent
• Fashion designers – Oscar de la Renta, Vera Wang and Alexander McQueen
• Female Role Model – Jane Austen, Princess Diana, Audrey Hepburn

Huma Abedin Facts

1. Huma and her siblings are known to have 54 first cousins.
2. For many years she was the backup of Clinton’s personal assistant. From 1996 to 2008, while on vacation in her home country, her name was frequently listed as the editorial assistant for Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, a publication founded by Huma’s late father.
3. She began working for the Clinton office at age 19.
4. Huma’s father suffered from terminal kidney disease for many years. As such, he provided his children with a hyperactive lifestyle of frequent travel and intense study, which made Huma a problem solver in her own right even before she was a teenager.
5. Her problem-solving ability is credited as the number one reason Hillary Clinton relies on Huma’s attorney for every important professional decision.
6. As a teenager, Huma aspired to a career similar to that of CNN’s British Iranian journalist Christiane Amanpour.
7. In 2010, TIME magazine included Huma’s name in the list of Forty Under Forty New Generation Citizens and ‘ Rising Stars of American Politics ‘ . “
8. Abedin starred alongside Princess Olympia of Greece, Russian model/actress, Sasha Pivovarova and fashion editor Naty Abascal in the September issue of W magazine.
9. In addition to English, she is fluent in Hindi, Urdu and Arabic.
10. Very early in her career, Huma caught everyone’s attention for wearing designer couture. She admitted in an interview that she prefers wearing Chanel and Prada to Ann Taylor for everyday office wear.
11. She is often spotted at New York Fashion Week and stated that her second career choice would be in the fashion industry.
12. Follow Hillary Clinton’s protégé Huma on Twitter.