Dr. Fajran Zain, M.A., an academic and political analyst from Nagan Raya, is listed as Deputy Chair for Economy and Investment of Partai Aceh's central board for 2023–2028. He studied at UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, took a master's degree at Universitas Indonesia and a second master's at Ball State University in the United States as a Fulbright scholar, and earned his doctorate at the Australian National University. As a student he was active in the Aceh solidarity movement, including as coordinator of SOMAKA (1998–2000), with SIRA in Jakarta, in the KMPAN presidium and as president of IMAPA Jakarta (2000–2004). He has taught at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of UIN Ar-Raniry since 2016, was executive director of The Aceh Institute (2016–2018), a commissioner of the Aceh Truth and Reconciliation Commission (KKR Aceh) from 2017, a member of the Wali Nanggroe team, and a consultant for UNICEF, the American Red Cross and ICTJ. He ran for the Aceh legislature for Partai Aceh in the 2024 election (district 10), later became one of the deputies of the Sabang Free Trade Zone Authority (BPKS), and was chosen to lead ICMI in Sabang in June 2026.