[1] Al-Zain is a great-niece of the Emir of Kuwait, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

[citation needed] In 2009, Al-Zain co-produced Amreeka, an official selection at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

[2] She founded National Creative Industries Group (NCIG) KSCC to produce impact-driven content that bridges the dichotomy between the eastern and western markets.

[4] Prior to NCIG, Al-Zain was Undersecretary of State for Youth Affairs in Kuwait.

Prior to her ventures in the private and public sectors, Al Zain worked in Boston and in New York, where she was on staff at ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings.