Hoda Haddad was born shortly after the Lebanese independence (born August 15, 1944) to a modest family in the capital city of Lebanon, Beirut. Her parents were Wadih Haddad, a print worker, and Lisa Boustany, a housewife. She had two sisters Nouhad (known by her artistic name Fairuz), Amal, and a brother Joseph. Hoda comes from the Chouf district as her husband Chawki Ziade. She has two children: Dina and Joseph.