[2] Her grandfather was one of a number of Malaysian migrants who came to the island in the 1950s to work in the phosphate industry.
[3] Zainal is a member of the fourth generation of her family to live on the island.
[7] She is a community representative for, and the treasurer of, the Indian Ocean Territories Regional Development Organisation, which is administered by the Australian government.
[8][9][10] This includes responsibility for the Indian Ocean Territories Community Fund.
[4] Margaret Beazley Margaret Gardner Jeannette Young Chris Dawson Frances Adamson Barbara Baker Hugh Heggie George Plant Farzian Zainal