Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy graduated as a medical doctor from the National University of Malaysia (UKM) in 1989, and proceeded to attain her Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist (RCOG) in the United Kingdom, Masters in ObGyn at UKM, and Doctor of Medicine (MD) at the Newcastle University, United Kingdom, by 1998. She was elevated to become a Fellow of the RCOG in 2018, and elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Science, Malaysia, in 2022. Her obstetric research interests include preeclampsia, fetal growth, diabetes mellitus, anemia and other micronutrient deficiencies such as calcium, vitamin D and vitamin E. Later in her career, she became involved in healthcare technology innovation specifically the use of drone technology, digital healthcare, and virtual reality. She has a keen interest in medical education, specifically simulation based training, related to which she holds various posts in the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) and professional societies, both locally in Malaysia and internationally. In 2024 she qualified as a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH), of which she has been a research committee member since 2022. She has published widely, with more than 140 journal articles and several books to her name. She has been associate editor and reviewer in the editorial board of various international journals. She is a member of the Malaysian National

Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths committee. Between the years 2016 and 2019, she was Dean of the UKM Faculty of Medicine and Director of its teaching hospital in Kuala Lumpur. She is a martial arts proponent, having achieved a Black Belt in Taekwondo in 2011.