Yunalis Mat Zara'ai was born on 14 November 1986 in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia to parents from Perak. Her father, Dato' Mat Zara'ai is the current legal advisor of Pahang[3] and her mother is a high school teacher.
Yuna attended SMK USJ 4 Subang Jaya, Selangor, where she completed her secondary education.[citation needed] After this, Yuna attended Universiti Teknologi MARA in Shah Alam, where she studied law at its Faculty of Law.[4] In 2009, she graduated with a Bachelor of Legal Studies (Hons.) degree.[5]