Yasseen was born in Damascus, Syria and moved to Canada when he was 17 years old. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 2015 with an Honours Bachelor of Science and is currently pursuing his Masters of Education and Developmental Psychology at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. He is passionate about spreading concepts of happiness, empowerment, and self-expression. He believes that by lighting the candles of others we make the world a brighter place, one candle at a time.