Zahraa was born in Houston, Texas and raised in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. After high school, she attended the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. Throughout medical school, Zahraa volunteered at various orphanages in Karachi to teach children about nutrition, healthy coping mechanisms, and first aid skills. Zahraa is passionate about providing holistic care to her patients and hopes to educate and empower children to make healthy decisions that can set them up for a happy and healthy future.

Outside of medicine, Zahraa loves spending time with her family and friends and enjoys calligraphy, watercolor painting, and being outdoors.