 At 12 years old, she discovered her love of astronomy from a Johannes Kepler book gifted to her by her brother.In 1992, Chadid graduated from the University of Hassan II Casablanca with a master's degree in Physics and Mathematics.In 1993, she graduated from the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis with a Master of Advanced Studies and three years later earned her PhD in Astronomy and Space from the Paul Sabatier University from her research detecting hypersonic shock waves in pulsating stars and explaining their origin.