Professor Dr. Zaleha Md Isa graduated with a bachelors degree in science (honours) in clinical biochemistry from the National University of Malaysia in 1993 and completed a doctor of philosophy (public health) at the National University of Malaysia in 1999. She currently serves as a professor in the Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. She has published multiple high-impact scientific papers and books.