Atiqah Hasiholan was born on 3 January 1982[1] to Achmad Fahmy Alhady, an Arab-Indonesian businessperson, and Ratna Sarumpaet, a Batak playwright.

[1] Atiqah Hasiholan attended Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, where she studied media and psychology.

On her summer holiday, she acted in her mother's theatre troupe, Satu Merah Putih Panggung; her enjoyment of the activity convinced her to become an actress.

[1] Atiqah Hasiholan appeared in 2011, as the main character's mother in The Mirror Never Lies, directed by Kamila Andini.

[11] In late 2015, Atiqah Hasiholan played a motorcycle taxi driver Asna in NET sitcom OK-JEK.