Najm Aldeen was born on 24 November 1966, in
Duraykish to a Syrian
Alawite family. She is one of six children, her father who was a poet, Najm Aldeen Saleh, was a member in the
Syrian Parliament, and her mother, Dawlat Al-Abbasi, is also a poet. The actress lived with her parents, until she graduated, and then she went to
Damascus to study architecture in the
Damascus University. During that, she entered in the art society, that brought her being an actress, but that didn't hinder to continue to study in the university to be an architect. In the 1990s, Suzan became to play roles in the Syrian drama, first secondary, and then as a
protagonist in many series. Her first interpretation was "Aldakhliah" ("الدخيلة"), with the Syrian actor Jihad Saad. In 2016, Najm Aldeen signed on to play the leading role of "Rose" in the series Shoq, based on a true story. Rose was a captive taken by
ISIS. The role addressed a topic that had drawn attention from the global public, human rights organizations, and the United Nations, as it shed light on the issue of sex slaves captured by the
Islamic State. Syrian actor
Bassem Yakhour also starred alongside her, and the series was directed by
Rasha Shurbatji. ==Personal life==