Nirina was born in Antananarivo, Madagascar to expatriate Indonesian parents of ethnic Minangkabau origin hailing from Pariaman, West Sumatra, where her father, Zubir Amin was working as a senior diplomat with the Indonesian Embassy in that country.
11 Facts About Nirina Zubir
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Nirina Zubir's name means "a special given one" in the Malagasy language and she was registered at birth as Nirina Raudhatul Jannah Zubir.
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Nirina Zubir eventually looked for other options as soon as graduation.
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Nirina Zubir admitted to never imagining becoming a radio DJ.
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Nirina Zubir's first career at MTVonSky radio station was a coincidence.
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Nirina Zubir's friends' move turned into a major change in her life.
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Former president Megawati Sukarnoputri even asked Nirina Zubir to become her personal interpreter during the 2000 Indonesian visit by the Chinese vice president.
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Nirina Zubir's rising popularity as an MTV VJ for Indonesia tickled her ambitious side to think of spreading her wings onto the international scene.
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Nirina Zubir studied for a degree in bachelor's degree in Management Banking at the STIE Perbanas Kuningan, in Jakarta before beginning as a model.
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Nirina Zubir is fluent in her native Indonesian, and in English and Chinese.
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Nirina Zubir made her full film debut in 2004 in the film 30 hari mencari cinta playing the role of Gwen.