Norashikin was born on 4 June 1971 at Hospital Angkatan Tentera Kem Terendak, Malacca as the third child of Abdul Rahman Baba, who was an army veteran and a commoner.

[5][6] She made her final appearance as a news presenter on 31 August 2016, on the evening after the private solemnization ceremony, anchoring the Nasional 8 slot.

[7][4] From her previous marriage with an Etihad Airways pilot, Mustapha Kamal Halim, she has two children, a daughter and a son, named Nur Amanda and Adam Salleh respectively.

For the sake of secrecy, she drove herself to the mosque without royal escort, while wearing her work clothing and only changed into her wedding outfit there.

[3] The marriage was announced to the public in the form of press statement and official photographs on 2 September 2016, just before the couple left for their honeymoon to Mauritius.

[4] The then Datin Paduka Seri Norashikin was appointed as Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor on 8 September, a week after their marriage.

[17][18] She attended the Chinese New Year celebration with around 5,000 people, organised by the Selangor State Government subsidiary company on 5 February 2017.

In the event held at Pandamaran Sports Centre, Port Klang, she mixed and tossed the ingredients of yusheng together per tradition, along with Sharafuddin and Menteri Besar of Selangor, Azmin Ali.

[20] She attended the installation ceremony of the fifteenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Muhammad V of Kelantan at Istana Negara, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim on 24 April 2017.

[34] On 24 February 2018, she attended the closing ceremony of Selangor State level Tilawah Al-Quran competition, and presented prizes to the winners in women category.

[35] She attended the "Art Fair and Charity Sale", a fundraising event hosted by the National Autism Society of Malaysia (NASOM) on 21 April 2018.

[37] She also witnessed the subsequent swearing in ceremony of Amirudin Shari as the 16th Menteri Besar of Selangor on 19 June 2018 after Azmin released his position to join the Cabinet of Malaysia as the first Minister of Economic Affairs.

[48][49] She attended the celebration of Selangor's Animal Welfare Day in an event held on 14 July 2018 at Dewan Raja Muda Musa, Shah Alam.

[53] Norashikin was appointed as the Royal Patron to Radio Televisyen Malaysia Veterans Association (PVRTM) on 2 April 2018.

[54] On 3 April 2019, she congratulated RTM for their 73rd anniversary in a short video posted on the royal family official instagram account.

[4][58] Several news outlets, including Selangor Kini, a Selangor-based online newspaper, reported that since her marriage, netizens had flooded the royal family official instagram social media account with praises of the natural beauty of Norashikin and her moderate fashion style.

[61] The magazine also noted that she often wore baju kurung; her favourite being local brand Innai Red bespoke, paired with pearl accessories while attending formal functions.