Hazzah grew up in Egypt, and completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees in the United States.
[2] Hazzah states that hearing this story inspired her to pursue lion conservation as a career.
[2] She earned her bachelor's degree in Biology from Denison University in Granville, Ohio in the US, graduating in 2002.
[6] Hazzah lived in the region adjacent to the Chyulu Hills National Park, and participated in the daily life of the Maasai community.
[2][8] Lions are threatened all over their East African habitat, particularly in Amboseli National Park, where Hazzah did a lot of her work.
[5] The organization has contributed to reducing human-animal conflict in Kenya and Tanzania,[3] and the lion population in the region is showing many signs of recovery.