[4] Mimi was born on 20 December 1968 at Holy Family Hospital, Dhaka in the then East Pakistan.

[1] Her father, Syed Fazlul Karim (d. 2024), worked at Bangladesh Water Development Board.

[6] Mimi started her acting career through the theater troupe Nagorik Natya Sampradaya.

[7] Mimi got her breakthrough in acting in Bengali television drama Kothao Keu Nei in 1992-1993.

[7] As of December 2021, Mimi has been working on a film titled Paap Punno, directed by Giasuddin Selim.