Ali Akbar (born 10 March 1952) is a Bangladeshi academic. He is the former vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU).
Akbar earned his bachelor's and master's from the Animal Husbandry Faculty at BAU in 1975 and 1977 respectively. He then joined as a lecturer in Animal Nutrition Department in 1977. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Aberdeen. He was promoted to a professor in 1993.
Upon the resignation of Rafiqul Haque, the previous vice-chancellor of BAU, Akbar was appointed to the position on 25 May 2015 for a four-year term.