Dato' Pahlawan Dr. R. Mohana Dass is a former head of the Malaysian Armed Forces Health Services.

He has held leadership roles in educational institutions and universities in Malaysia and is registered as a specialist in Public Health in the National Specialist Register.

He holds a Masters in Health Planning from the University of New South Wales, a Diploma in Industrial Health from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of England and Society of Apothecaries, and a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from Mahidol University.

[1] Following retirement from military service, Mohanadas served as Chief Executive of the Melaka Manipal Medical College, Deputy Vice Chancellor of the MAHSA University College and as the founding Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive of the Perdana University.

[citation needed] Mohanadas was awarded the “Most Outstanding Alumnus” of the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University in 2011,[5] the Outstanding Achievement Award of SOMGRIM 2012 (Society of Medical Graduates from India Malaysia)[6] and the Malaysian Medical Association Gold Medal in 2013.