Prof Dr Mohammad Saffree Jeffree, a medical lecturer, epidemiologist, and professor, served first as a dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), beginning in 2017. He previously held leadership positions at the Ministry of Health (MOH) Malaysia since 2000. He has been published extensively in peer-reviewed journals about infectious diseases, occupational health, and medicine. He is a President of the Rural Medicine Association, Deputy President of the Malaysian Association of Epidemiology, a member of the Epidemic Intelligence Program (EIP) Malaysia, a member of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH), member of the Academy of Medicine Malaysia, member of Occupational Health Doctor (OHD), board member of Hospital UMS, senate member of UMS, and editorial board member of Borneo Epidemiology Journal (BEJ). He obtained a medical degree from the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak in 2000 and a Master of Community Medicine (Occupational Health) degree from the National University of Malaysia in 2009.