Khandakar Akhter Hossain is a rear admiral of the Bangladesh Navy and incumbent vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Maritime University. Prior to join BMU, he served as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Materiel).
Hossain has completed his BSc. and MSc. Engineering in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering with a distinct result from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). He also holds PhD from the same institution.
Akhter Hossain was commissioned into the Engineering Branch of Bangladesh Navy on 1 January 1991. He served as managing director of Chittagong Dry Dock Limited (CDDL), Dockyard & Engineering Works Ltd (DEW) and Khulna Shipyard Ltd (KSY). He was Head of the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at MIST while he was Commodore.
Admiral Hossain is married with Dr. Sharmin Hasan. He has four children: twin daughters and two sons.