![]() ![]() Looking back at her achievements, Nirina realizes now how she truly fell in love with performing arts. Nirina has continued to grow as an actress, receiving several awards, including the prestigious 2006 Indonesian Film Festival Award and the 2008 Indonesia Movie Award - both for best actress. Instead, she hosted several TV shows and starred in more movies, including Belahan Jiwa (Soul Mate), Heart, Kamulah Satu-satunya (You’re the Only One), Get Married and again in her latest release, Get Married 2. ![]() After resigning from MTV Indonesia in 2005, Nirina’s international VJ career never materialized. Not until they told me: ‘Enough, ‘Na ’," she once said of her ambitious plan. “The thing is, I wouldn’t give up on that. As her contract with MTV Indonesia neared its end, Nirina made plans: She was eyeing the position of international VJ for MTV Southeast Asia. ![]() Her rising popularity as an MTV VJ for Indonesia tickled her ambitious side to think of spreading her wings onto the international scene. Her popularity then led to some movie roles, including in 30 Hari Mencari Cinta (30 Days to Find Love) and Mirror.Īnd it wouldn’t be Nirina if she didn’t have plenty of things to pursue. ![]() Former president Megawati Sukarnoputri even asked Nirina to become her personal interpreter during the 2000 Indonesian visit by the Chinese vice president. Her other talents were then noticed, including her ability to speak Mandarin, which she learned while living in Hong Kong and China for several years as a child. After landing one of the coolest jobs around - MTV video jockey - Nirina quickly gained fame. That first opportunity had led Nirina to bigger and better things. Quite beyond her expectations, MTVonSky hired Nirina because of her distinctive noisy-yet-witty personality. Her friends' move turned into a major change in her life. According to Nirina, it was her friends who applied to MTVonSky under her name. Her first career at MTVonSky radio station (now MTV Sky) was a coincidence. She admitted to never imagine in becoming a radio DJ. She eventually looked for other options as soon as graduation. Nirina graduated from the STIE Perbanas School of Economics. Her name was a special given one from the Malagasy language and was registered at birth as Nirina Raudhatul Jannah Zubir. 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. Nirina Raudatul Jannah Zubir or better known as Nirina Zubir (born in Antananarivo, Madagascar on March 12, 1980) is an Indonesian actress and Television presenter of Minangkabau descent. ![]()
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