Elsanour was born and raised in the city of Al Ain, Abu Dhabi. He received his bachelor's degree in pharmacy from the United Arab Emirates University, and obtained a master's degree in biochemistry, as well as a master's degree in international human resource management and master's in health innovation from France and from the United States of America.

His writings focus on issues of racism and also the preservation of the Arab origin.He has authored several novels, including Louise Membership (2019), about a pharmaceutical company named Louise, as well as Placebo (2020), Om Ghafa (2020), and I Can't Breathe (2020).