Alina Habba
Alina Habba | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Senior Advisor to the Attorney General for US Attorneys | |
| Assumed office December 8, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey | |
De facto, unlawful | |
| In office July 24, 2025 – December 8, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Herself (interim) |
| Interim March 28, 2025 – July 24, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | John Giordano |
| Counselor to the President | |
| In office January 20, 2025 – March 28, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Steve Ricchetti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alina Saad Habba March 25, 1984 Summit, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
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| Children | 2 |
| Education | Lehigh University (BA) Widener University (JD) |
Alina Saad Habba (born March 25, 1984) is an American lawyer and political advisor who was named acting United States attorney for the District of New Jersey in July 2025, having previously served in an interim capacity from March 2025. Her July appointment was ruled unlawful in August 2025 and the ruling was upheld on appeal in December 2025. She announced she was resigning from the post on December 8, 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as a counselor to the president from January to March 2025.
From 2021 to 2025, Habba served as a legal spokesperson for President Donald Trump, and as a senior advisor for MAGA, Inc., Trump's super PAC. She has been sanctioned by courts for filing frivolous lawsuits on behalf of Trump. She is also a managing partner of Habba, Madaio & Associates, a law firm based in Bedminster, New Jersey, with an office in New York City.