Nyoman Sadra Dharmawan was born in Bebandem, Karangasem, Bali, October 5, 1958. Obtained his Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (1981) and Veterinary Profession (1982) at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta. He completed his Master’s in Veterinary Science at Bogor Agricultural University (1990). The doctorate in Veterinary Science was completed in 1995, through a 'sandwich program' at the Bogor Agricultural Institute and the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.

He was Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Udayana University (1997-2001), as Chair of the Udayana University Community Service Institute (2001-2005), and Secretary of the Udayana University Quality Assurance Agency (2006- 2008). Since 2007 until now he has been a Member of the Team for Developing an Internal Quality Assurance System in the Directorate of Learning and Student Affairs of the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education - Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia.

He is currently a member of the Editorial Board of the Jurnal Veteriner - Indonesian Veterinary Scientific Journal - and the Buletin Udayana Mengabdi. In his capacity as a Team for Developing Internal Quality Assurance Systems at the national level, he continues to provide training, assistance, and technical assistance regarding quality assurance of high education throughout Indonesia.