Dalia Fateh grew up in Lebanon and France and after completing high school in France she returned to Lebanon for undergraduate studies where she received a BA from American University of Beirut. Dalia holds a MA in international law and diplomacy and a PhD in philosophy and international law and diplomacy from Tufts University, and a graduate degree in documentary filmmaking from George Washington University.

Dalia Fateh is the founder of Salt Productions, LLC, a documentary film production and distribution company. Salt specializes in films focused on international, social issues, cultural and historical topics.

Her excitement for the short movie Baradar, for which she and her daughter Camilla Fateh are Executive Producers, has been growing as the movie has won multiple awards through up and going into 2020.