After graduating from the theatre department at the Institute of Fine Arts in Beirut in 2003, Yassin has since developed his conceptual practice through multiple mediums, such as video, sound, photography, text, sculpture, and performance. He was a resident artist at De Ateliers, Amsterdam (2008-2010), the Delfina Foundation, London (2010 & 2014), Akademie der Künste der Welt, Cologne (2015), and is a recipient of the Abraaj Group Art Prize (2012).

As a musician, he is one of the organizers of the Irtijal Festival for Experimental Music (Beirut), and has released several solo music albums, as well being part of groups such as »A« Trio and PRAED. In 2009, he founded his independent record label, Annihaya. Raed currently lives between Berlin and Beirut.