Sulaima Arbak is of Turkish origin, where she earned a degree in Public Relations and Journalism at the University of Istanbul. She also studied journalism and began her TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certification in England, after which she earned a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) certification in Canada. She then attended UCLA in California, USA to complete her TESOL certification.
She also lived in Jordan for 13 years, where she studied Arabic with various teachers and earned an ijaza in tajweed. Sulaima and her husband have four children, and live in Sterling, Virginia, USA.