| Personal Details Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Baria Alamuddin |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | As of 2025, she seems to be in her mid seventies. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Spouse / Partner | Married. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Children / No. of Kids | 2 |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | Half (half Tunisian and half Palestinian-Jordanian) |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Where is Baria Alamuddin now? | She is currently the Editor of Media Services Syndicate, Foreign Editor of Al Hayat and has interviewed numerous heads of state. |
Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Baria Alamuddin, an older woman with short brown hair and brown eyes, is an award-winning journalist who works in the UK & in the Middle East.
- She is the editor of the news organization Media Services Syndicate.
- Over her career, Baria has having conducted high-profile interviews with world leaders, including Margaret Thatcher, Benazir Bhutto, Fidel Castro, Tony Blair, Bill Clinton, and others, with particular emphasis on her pre‑assassination interview with former Indian PM Indira Gandhi.
Early Life :
- Baria was born around the late 1940s or early 1950s in Lebanon, but her parents divorced when she was very young.
- Her mother was a strong influence on her and broke a lot of barriers to educate herself and pave a path for her daughter.
- She grew up emulating her mother and passed that strength down to her own children.
Marriage and Children :
- Although the institution of marriage is a difficult one in Baria’s eyes, she married Ramzi Alamuddin.
- She has cited in interviews her fear of losing herself in marriage, but nevertheless, she seems content with her relationship with Ramzi.
- Together, the couple had two children—Amal Clooney, born in 1978, and her younger sister Tala Alamuddin.
- Amal has grown up to become a successful humanitarian lawyer. Amal, born in February 1978, married Hollywood actor George Clooney in September 2014 in Venice. They welcomed twins in June 2017.
- In 2023, Baria joined her daughter Amal and son-in-law George Clooney on the red carpet at The Prince’s Trust Awards in London, England.
- Baria’s younger daughter Tala Alamuddin is married to businessman Nagi Hamiyeh & has a young daughter. She lives in Singapore. Tala’s daughter Mia Haniyeh was the flower girl at Clooney & Amal’s wedding.
- Baria, meanwhile, is currently enjoying her role as grandmother.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Baria, who was born in Lebanon, grew up with a passion for politics and news and knew she wanted to be in a position to share that passion with the public.
- She attended the American University of Beirut (AUB), a private university that was chartered by New York State. It is considered the No. 1 university in the Middle East & has ties back to New York, making it easier for graduates to move there.
- In 1972, Baria graduated with a Bachelor’s degree after triple-majoring in journalism, mass media, and political science.
- A 2024 interview reiterates that Baria studied mass communication and political science at AUB because law was not offered at the time.
Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :
TV :
- Baria began her career on television by staying in Lebanon and working for their news outlets.
- She edited syndicated programs and produced her own news segments, and reported on politics within the country.
- Later, she appeared frequently as a political analyst on international networks, including BBC, Sky News, Al Jazeera, and Al Arabiya, with in‑house analyst duties at CNN during the 2003 US-Iraq war.
Al Assayad :
- She then expanded to print, and became an editor at Al Assayad magazine, now known as Assayad.
- The publication is a weekly news magazine, and has headquarters in Beirut.
- She wrote for the publication for several years.
Media Services Syndicate :
- In 1986, Alamuddin then became the Editor-in-Chief of Media Services Syndicate, a conglomerate that works with several Lebanese news organizations to put out widespread news and alerts with an emphasis on long features and on breaking news.
- She continues to serve as Editor-in-Chief today.
Freelance :
- Although she has her editorial role with Media Services Syndicate, Baria is also a prominent freelance writer, and has written for several prominent publications across the world, including the US & UK.
- She specializes in interviewing powerful heads of states, and even creates news pieces based on that.
- Alamuddin also lectures in various universities across Lebanon and the UK, and is a political advisor for Lebanese and British TV stations.
- Baria received an Antoine Choueiri Special Tribute for Lifetime Achievement at the May Chidiac Foundation Media Awards in Dubai in May 2024.
- In a 2024 interview, Baria said that she is scaling down travel and work to spend more time with her grandchildren, while continuing columns and conference speaking.
An older woman: this is racist and misogynistic to label a woman for her age!