Sohaib was born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and moved to the Los Angeles area in 1995. He earned his undergraduate degree at University of California, Irvine, where he majored in history and made the Dean’s List in 2012. He earned his J.D. from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, California, where he was ranked in the top 10% of his class, made the Dean’s List, and was a recipient of the CALI Award as well as the Witkin Award.