Farid Hannan was born in Mexico and graduated with special distinctions from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) Economics and International Relations joint degree program, where he has taught seminars. He received the ITAM Research Award for his work on economic growth, published a peer-reviewed article about diplomatic history, and has spoken at the Woodrow Wilson Center.

Farid currently serves as director of economic affairs for North America at the Foreign Ministry. He co-chaired the negotiations to relaunch the Mexico-U.S. High-Level Economic Dialogue, coordinated the donation of more than 15 million COVID-19 vaccines to his country, and created a new initiative to promote innovation in Mexico. He has also participated in bilateral and trilateral negotiations on development cooperation, pandemic response, education, trade, and immigration. 

As an LGBTQI+ advocate, Farid drafted a reform bill that now enables Trans Mexicans abroad to update their birth certificates. He is a young associate of the think tank COMEXI, speaks four languages, and enjoys teaching yoga.