Raja Datuk Zaharaton served the Government of Malaysia in various capacities for 34 years from 1971 to 2005, principally in the capacity of policy analysis and financial evaluation. Raja Datuk Zaharaton’s last post in the Government was Director General of the Economic Planning Unit (EPU), Prime Minister’s Department. Upon retirement, the Government of Malaysia appointed her as Chairman of Technology Park Malaysia Corporation Sdn Bhd from January 2006 to December 2008. Following that, the Government appointed her as Chairman of Ninebio Sdn Bhd from January 2009 for a two-year period. She is also a Director of her family-owned company, Kumpulan RZA Sdn Bhd and its subsidiary Raza Sdn Bhd. She holds a Bachelor in Economics from University of Malaya, Malaysia, and a Master in Economics from University of Leuven, Belgium.