Zahid was a community organizer and worked for the Government of Ontario in multiple positions before running in the election.

This was used by the Scarborough Centre Conservative Party of Canada Riding Association Vice President to sell memberships via robocall.

[4] While recovering from chemotherapy treatment, Zahid wore a hijab for personal reasons, saying that she had grown closer to her Islamic faith while facing cancer.

[6][7][8] She has also received criticism for her position on the 2023 Israeli-Hamas conflict, which stepped out of long standing tradition of Canadian and Liberal Party MPs political support for the State of Israel.

[9][10][11] In January 2024, Zahid called on her colleagues in the House of Commons to support South Africa's application to prosecute Israel for genocide.