Zaim is the Director of External Relations of KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific (KSI), an internationally-ranked regional think tank. An activist at heart, Zaim has co-founded three award-winning non-profit organisations that have reached more than 30,000 young people.

Zaim has been selected for various leadership programmes including Dalai Lama Fellows, Acumen Academy Fellowship, British Council Future Leaders Connect, WEF’s Global Shapers, U.S. Department of State Professional Fellowship and ASEAN Youth Fellowship. He was also appointed as an Associate Fellow of the Royal Commonwealth Society.

Zaim holds an MSc in International Strategy and Diplomacy from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a BA in Political Science from Monash University (Australia). He is a Chevening scholar and is the Secretary-General of the Society for the Promotion of Human Rights Malaysia (PROHAM).