Huma Abedin

Huma Abedin
Abedin in 2016
Born
Huma Mahmood Abedin

(1975-07-28) July 28, 1975 (age 49)
Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
Alma materGeorge Washington University (BA)
OccupationPolitical staffer
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
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(m. 2010; sep. 2017)​
PartnerAlexander Soros (engaged 2024)
Children1

Huma Mahmood Abedin (Urdu: ہما عابدین; born July 28, 1975) is an American political staffer who was vice chair of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign for President of the United States. Before that, Abedin was deputy chief of staff to Clinton when she was U.S. Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013.[1] She was also the traveling chief of staff and former assistant to Clinton during her 2008 presidential campaign for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential election.[2][3][4][5]

During Hillary Clinton's tenure at the State Department and her presidential campaign, Abedin became one of Clinton's closest aides. Her high-profile political career has caused her personal life to come under public scrutiny over the years, particularly her marriage to former congressman Anthony Weiner.[6]

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  2. ^ Trebay, Guy (July 22, 2007). "Campaign Chic: Not Too Cool, Never Ever Hot". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  3. ^ Morgan, Spencer (April 2, 2007). "Hillary's Mystery Woman: Who Is Huma?". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on November 6, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  4. ^ Katie Glueck (April 12, 2015). "Hillary Clinton 2016 campaign staff: The power players". Politico. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  5. ^ Burleigh, Nina (April 28, 2016). "How Huma Abedin went from intern to Hillary Clinton's closest confidante". Newsweek. Archived from the original on August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  6. ^ "Anthony Weiner jailed for 21 months for sexting underage girl". BBC News. September 25, 2017. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.