Mahmood Hossain (Bengali: মাহমুদ হোসেন; born 1972) is a Bangladeshi academic and university administrator.
A specialist in the ecology of mangroves and the Shorea robusta forest of Bangladesh, he is currently serving as the 12th Vice Chancellor of the Khulna University.
He is the only son of Dr Mozammel Hossain who was the 5 times elected parliament member of Bagerhat-1 and Bagerhat-4.
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.
[1][3][4] Hossain began his career as an Assistant Conservator of Forests in 1997 at Department of Forestry, Bangladesh.