Zaenal Ma'arif (14 September 1955 – 15 February 2023) was an Indonesian lecturer and politician who was a founding member of the Reform Star Party.

After finishing his basic education, Zaenal moved to Yogyakarta and began studying law at the Gadjah Mada University (UGM).

[1] In 1983, Zaenal was sent to Jakarta by his senior, Adnan Buyung Nasution, to act as defense counsel for Darul Islam leader Adah Djaelani Tirtapradja, who the government tried for subversion.

[3] Zaenal's term in the city council was supposed to end in 2002, but the political developments following the fall of Suharto forced elections to be held earlier in 1999.

[5] Zaenal was nominated as the deputy speaker of the People's Representative Council alongside Muhaimin Iskandar and Soetardjo Soerjogoeritno in an agreement between the leaders of several parliamentary parties.

[1] Zaenal was fired from his position as deputy speaker by PBR on 28 December 2006[6] and replaced as MP on 31 July 2007[7] following his second marriage with Yanni Natalia Lodewijk.

[8] PBR stated that the party "actively supported women's rights" and "strongly discouraged its members from committing polygamy".