Husen was born in Istanbul, Turkey, on 12 June 1976, where she mostly lived until age six because of her father's job.

[4] Elected to the federal party board in 2002,[6] she served as its speaker in matters of women (frauenpolitische Sprecherin) until 2006.

She represented her parliamentary group in sub-committees for information and communication technology and administrative modernisation as well as for public service and human resources.

[9] In May 2019, when a new black-green coalition [de] took office in the borough diet of Eimsbüttel, it was suggested that she be elected as the borough's municipal councillor (Bezirksamtsleiter [de]) in replacement for a politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

[8] Husen suffered head injuries from a fall off her bicycle in Bayrischzell, Bavaria, on 26 June 2022, while participating with her partner[13] in the 29th Rosenheimer Radmarathon.