12 Facts About Zahra Karinshak

Zahra S Karinshak is an American attorney and former state senator.

Zahra Karinshak was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the oldest of five children.

Zahra Karinshak's father is Persian and her mother is American.

Zahra Karinshak grew up in LaFayette, Georgia, where she attended LaFayette High School.

In 1985, Zahra Karinshak was nominated by Congressman George Darden to attend the United States Air Force Academy, where she served as a soaring instructor pilot.

Zahra Karinshak graduated in 1989 with a BS degree in International Affairs and a Minor in Arabic.

Zahra Karinshak was recognized as the Top Graduate in Law.

Zahra Karinshak was commissioned as an intelligence officer in the United States Air Force.

Zahra Karinshak completed her Air Force service as a Captain in 1994.

Zahra Karinshak served as an Assistant United States Attorney in Atlanta from 2003 to 2011, prosecuting fraud, human trafficking, child predators, firearms trafficking, and violent crimes.

Zahra Karinshak served as Deputy Executive Counsel to Governor Roy Barnes from 1999 to 2003, where she helped change the then-controversial Georgia state flag and managed judicial, military, and law enforcement affairs.

Zahra Karinshak has lived in Lawrenceville, Georgia since 1994 with her husband, Bruce, and their two children.