Huma Abedin

Huma Abedin 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. 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.

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.

Family life

Abedin was born on July 28, 1975, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to two professors. Abedin is of Indian and Pakistani descent. She has a sister and a brother.

When Abedin was two years old, her parents were offered jobs at the University of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Abedin moved with her family to Jeddah where she was raised and lived until returning to the United States for college. Abedin traveled frequently during her childhood and teenage years, and attended a British girls' school.

Abedin started dating then-U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner in 2007, and they were engaged in 2009. They were married on July 10, 2010, with former U.S. President Bill Clinton officiating the wedding ceremony. In December 2011, Abedin gave birth to a boy. On August 29, 2016, Abedin announced her separation from Weiner; on May 19, 2017, she filed for divorce. Abedin and Weiner withdrew their divorce case in January 2018, stating that they decided to settle privately. As of November 2021, their divorce was in its final stages.

In July 2024, Abedin announced her engagement to Alexander Soros. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources

• "Huma Abedin." Wikipedia, revision of 10 July 2024. < link > Accessed 10 July 2024.