Mahmood Hossain (; born 1972) is a Bangladeshi academic and university administrator. A specialist in the ecology of mangroves and the

Shorea robusta ''Shorea robusta'', the sal tree, sāla, shala, sakhua, or sarai, is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The tree is native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Tibet and across the Himalayan regions. Evolution Fossil evidence from lig ...

forest of Bangladesh, he was serving the 12th Vice Chancellor of the

Khulna University Khulna University () is a public university, public research university at Gollamari in Khulna, Bangladesh. It was established in 1991. The university campus is near the river Moyur, on the Sher E Bangla Road (Khulna-Satkhira highway). The acad ...

Early life and education

Hossain was born on 22 August 1972 in Morrelganj Upazila of

Bagerhat district Bagerhat District () is a district in south-western Bangladesh. It is a part of Khulna Division. Geography Bagerhat district has a total area of 44,959.11 square kilometres. It is bounded by Gopalganj District and Narail District on the north, ...

. He is the only son of Dr

Mozammel Hossain Mozammel Hossain (1 August 1940 – 10 January 2020) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of parliament from Bagerhat-1 and Bagerhat-4. Early life Hossain was born on 1 August 1940. He had passed M.B.B.S. from Chittagong Medical ...

who was the 5 times elected parliament member of

Bagerhat-1 Bagerhat-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Chitalmari Upazila, Chitalmari, Fakirhat Upazila, Fakirh ...

and Bagerhat-4. He completed his secondary education at Bagerhat Government High School in 1987. He finished a Bachelor of Science at the

University of Chittagong The University of Chittagong () also known as Chittagong University (CU), is a public research university located in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It was established on 18 November 1966. It is the fifth oldest university of Bangladesh. Having an area ...

in 1993. In 1998 he obtained a Master of Science in the field of ecology from University Putra Malaysia and a PhD in 2004 from the same institution.

Career

Hossain began his career as an Assistant Conservator of Forests in 1997 at Department of Forestry, Bangladesh. In January 1999, he was appointed Lecturer in Forestry and Wood Technology, Khulna University. He was promoted to Associate Professor and Professor in 2005 and 2009, respectively. He established the first soil archive in Bangladesh at Khulna University. Dr Hossain has been named as one of the world's best scientists in the AD Scientific Index 2021. He is ranked first in both agriculture and forestry among Khulna University's scientists, and separately in the forestry category, fourth among forestry scientists in the country, 151st among Asian scientists and 825th among scientists around the world. Prof Md Mahmood Hossain joined

as Vics-Chancellor on 25 May 2021 and resigned from the post on 20 August 2024VCs of Khulna and Barishal universities resign, The daily Star, 20 August, 2024
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hossain, Mahmood 1972 births Academic staff of Khulna University Living people Vice-chancellors of Khulna University