Biography (optional): Zainul Shah was born in the city of Lahore on Earth in 2350, son of Fareed Shah and Sushma Desai. As the youngest of four brothers, he joined Starfleet to forge his own independent path and trained as an engineer, specialising in transporters. After graduating from the Academy he served as a transporter officer aboard the USS P'Tavv and the USS Archimedes, both of which saw action in the Dominion War. After the war he was posted to Deep Space 7 and then to the Front Ear Station and USS Mac.

Zainul is a thoughtful and intelligent individual, but he lacks confidence and feels great pressure to achieve, which makes life hard for him.