At the age of 3, Anis' parents along with her grandparents moved to Jakarta, and she began her education there.

After high school, she studied for a bachelors in Islamic da'wah, a masters in Middle Eastern studies at the University of Indonesia, and eventually received a PhD in Islamic Economics from Airlangga University in 2012.

[1] After graduating from Airlangga, Anis began to lecture at YARSI University in Jakarta, teaching management starting in 2013.

The following year, she was appointed head of YARSI's economic faculty until 2017, when she became secretary of the postgraduate school.

[3] PKS had named her as one of the party's prospective candidates for the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election.