Norarfan bin Zainal (born 19 March 1973) is an academician and educator from Brunei who served as the rector of Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University (UNISSA) since 2014.

After that, he moved into academia, working at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD)'s Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Institute of Islamic Studies (IPISHOAS) as a lecturer in 2002, and tutor in 2000.

[6] In February 2020, Norarfan headed a trip to Russia, where he met with important government and religious figures and signed MoU with the Dagestan Institute of Humanities and Kunta-Haji Russian Islamic University.

[7] In late 2023 and early 2024, the UNISSA's faculties and other events raised B$13,000 for the Humanitarian Fund for Palestinians in Gaza 2023, which Norarfan Zainal gave to Minister Nazmi.

[11] On 27 August, Dato Norarfan and Kolej International Graduate Studies (KIGS) inked a memorandum of agreement with the goal of promoting higher education while maintaining MIB principles and preparing students for success in the classroom and in the workplace in the future.