Her father, Tengku Pangeran Embung Jaya Setia, was a Langkat's nobleman, and her mother was the sister of Sultan Musa.
[4] In May 1929, Sultan Syarif Kasim II established a religious women's school which was Annisa Madrasa.
In 1941, together with her husband, Syarifah Fadlun visited Bukittinggi to meet Rahmah el Yunusiyah, and it was from there that the cooperation between Annisa Madrasa and Diniyah Putri Padang Panjang was established.
[9] She took the initiative to build dormitories for Annisa Madrasa and Sultanah Latifah School students and proposed the establishment of a kindergarten.
[12] Together with her husband, Syarifah was also reported to have donated 13 million guilders and the gold she possessed for the struggle for Indonesian independence.
Apart from that, Syarifah also attached the red and white emblem to the uniforms of the People's Security Army (TKR).