Dr. Zaimah Ramli is a Senior Lecturer of Development Science/Studies at the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). She graduated in Development Science from UKM and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the same university. She completed her Ph.D. at the Department of Resource Management and Consumer Studies, Faculty of Human Ecology, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in the field of family economics and management. Her main research work includes the family economic, family and personal resource/financial management, and local economic development (LED). At the national level, her research group has worked closely with government agencies such as Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), Ministry of Primary Industries, and Muda Agricultural Development Authority (MADA), Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries. At present, she is member of Malaysian Consumer and Family Economics Association (MACFEA).