Nick Penzenstadler

USA TODAY

Hillary Clinton’s longtime “notoriously private” aide Huma Abedin got more unwanted attention this weekend as FBI director James Comey signaled new evidence tied to her boss and her estranged husband’s sexting scandals.

Here’s what you need to know about Abedin:

Age: 40

Born: Kalamazoo, Mich.

Early years: Abedin grew up in Saudi Arabia before returning to the United States to attend George Washington University. She aspired to be a journalist and served as an assistant editor of the Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs from 1998 to 2008.

Meeting Clinton: Abedin began work for first lady Clinton in 1996 under chief of staff Maggie Williams. She served as a backup aide to Clinton until a more official role in 2000 when she became a personal adviser during the 2000 campaign for U.S.Senate.

Senate, campaign years: Abedin was a trusted adviser to Clinton throughout her time in the Senate and was a “body woman” during the unsuccessful bid for the White House in 2008.

State Department: Clinton appointed Abedin the deputy chief of staff in 2009. As a “special government employee,” Abedin was allowed to work from New York, do private consulting work and serve as a consultant to the Clinton Foundation. Due to her proximity to Clinton, in 2016 she was compelled to testify before the FBI about Clinton’s private email server. She also testified in a closed October 2015 hearing of the House Select Committee on Benghazi.

Meeting Weiner: Abedin met Weiner years earlier but started dating him in 2008 during the presidential campaign. "One of the things that, because we