Rida entered and graduated from the Fashion Design School in Penang, Malaysia, from 1988 to 1991. In 1996, she began her career in an investment bank, and from 1997 to 1999, she pursued studies in Business Administration at Stamford College in Kuala Lumpur. After a long career in banking, she retired in 2016 and started dedicating herself to her artwork. On March 28, 2022, she became a member of the National Art Gallery in Malaysia.