Sajar Othman is a Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She chairs the Violence Intervention Committee of the University Malaya Medical Centre. Her research interest is on interpersonal violence in particular family violence, health behaviour and wellbeing; mastering in qualitative research and interventional research. Her PhD topic focused on the management of domestic violence in primary care settings using the Grounded Theory. She is the principal investigator for one of the five subprograms of the Prevent Elder Abuse Initiative (PEACE) under University of Malaya Grand Challenge Programme. She is one of the steering committee members and a regional representative for the World Family Doctor Association (WONCA) special interest group in family violence. Heading a team of multidisciplinary researchers, UNICEF appointed her to explore and report on children’s rights in Sabah. She is active in advocating against family violence. She is part of the expert panel for the preparation of Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, clinical management for domestic violence and elder abuse in the Malaysian health system. Apart from providing primary care services, as a certified clinical hypnosis practitioner and EMDR, she manages victims of family violence in her clinic.