Zainal bin Sapari (Jawi:زاينل ساڤري; born 30 November 1965) is a Singaporean former politician.

[citation needed] In 1986, Zainal was awarded the Special Malay Bursary by the Singapore Government, where he became the first in his family to pursue an undergraduate education.

In the 2011 General Elections, Zainal was voted into the parliament of Singapore as one of the 5 team members of the PAP led by Minister Teo Chee Hean.

The team won the contest for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC over Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) led by Harminder Pal Singh with a victory of 64.79%.

Zainal pushed for an extension of the assistance scheme Enhanced Purple Heart Programme in his constituency, where needy families in Pasir Ris East received food vouchers to supplement their monthly expenditures.

[15] Zainal's main philanthropic work is focused on his areas of interest which is low-waged workers and disadvantaged members of society.