M Sakhawat Hossain

Brigadier General (Retd.)
M Sakhawat Hossain
Brigadier General (Retd.) M Sakhawat Hossain
এম সাখাওয়াত হোসেন
	Hossain in 2018
Adviser for Textiles and Jute
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 16 August 2024
Chief Adviser	Muhammad Yunus
Preceded by	Jahangir Kabir Nanak
Adviser for Shipping
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 August 2024
Chief Adviser	Muhammad Yunus
Preceded by	Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury
Adviser for Home Affairs
	In office; 9 August 2024 – 16 August 2024
Chief Adviser	Muhammad Yunus
Preceded by	Asaduzzaman Khan
Succeeded by	Jahangir Alam Chowdhury
Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
	In office; 14 February 2007 – 14 February 2012
President	Iajuddin Ahmed; Zillur Rahman;
Chief Election Commissioner	A. T. M. Shamsul Huda
Preceded by	Muhammed Sohul Hussain
Succeeded by	Md. Zabed Ali
Personal details
Born	1 February 1948 (age 76); Barisal, East Bengal, Pakistan
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Spouse	Rehana Khanum
Children	2
Alma mater	United States Army Command and General Staff College; Quaid-i-Azam University; Bangladesh University of Professionals;
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan (Before 1972); Bangladesh
Branch/service	Pakistan Army; Bangladesh Army; Bangladesh Rifles;
Years of service	1969-2002
Rank	Brigadier General;
Unit	Regiment of Artillery
Commands	Sector Commander of BDR; Commander of 24th Artillery Brigade; Commander of 33rd Artillery Brigade; Commander of 305th Infantry Brigade; Commandant of Artillery Centre and School;
Battles/wars	Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict

M Sakhawat Hossain (born 1 February 1948) is a Bangladeshi author and speaker. He was the election commissioner of Bangladesh from 2007 to 2012^[1] and retired from the Bangladesh Army as a brigadier general. He wrote more than 32 books, and serves as a columnist and freelance commentator on national and international television as a security and defense analyst.^[2] He has been serving as an adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh since August 2024.^[3]

^ "Retired Brigadier General M. Sakhawat Hossain Analyzes Bangladesh Security Situation". VOA (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 May 2018.
^ Mahmud, Tarek (19 September 2017). "'Security and border agencies need to gear up intelligence activity'". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
^ "Yunus-led interim govt sworn in". The Daily Star. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

[1] "Retired Brigadier General M. Sakhawat Hossain Analyzes Bangladesh Security Situation". VOA (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 May 2018.

[2] Mahmud, Tarek (19 September 2017). "'Security and border agencies need to gear up intelligence activity'". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

[3] "Yunus-led interim govt sworn in". The Daily Star. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

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