Yunalis Mat Zara'ai was born on 14 November 1986, in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. Her father, The Hon. Justice Dato' Mat Zara'ai bin Alias was formerly the Pahang State Legal Advisor and is currently a Judicial Commissioner at the High Court of Johor Bahru[3] and her mother, of Bugis descent,[4] Datin Anum binti Abdul Wahab is a retired secondary school chemistry teacher. Yuna attended SMK Derma, Kangar, Perlis and SMK USJ 4 Subang Jaya, Selangor, where she completed her secondary education. After that, Yuna attended Universiti Teknologi MARA in Shah Alam, where she studied legal studies at its Faculty of Law.[5] In 2009, she graduated with a Bachelor of Legal Studies (Hons.) degree