Azera Hasra Ismail was born on 10 March 1978 and comes from Terengganu. She obtained a Bachelor's Degree in nursing at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2007. She then continued her studies at the Master's level of nursing science at Universiti Malaya and finished in 2012, and received a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Community Health from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2023. She currently serves as a lecturer at the Nursing Department. She has expertise in the field of nursing for specialization in gerontology nursing and home-care nursing as well as continuity of care.