Mohammad Hossain

DG, Power Cell, Power Division

Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources

Mr. Mohammad Hossain, for the past 34 years of his career, has been serving in different organizations in diverse high-profile positions. He joined Power Cell as an Assistant Director in 1996. Consequently, he served as the Deputy Director and Director of Power Cell and played a noteworthy role in enhancing the capacity of the power sector. He has also played a vital role in the development of power generation, transmission, as well as distribution and prepared several acts, rules & regulations for spearheading the power sector development. Mr. Hossain is the Director General of Power Cell since 2013. He is the elected Chairman of The Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB), Dhaka Centre. Recognized as an International Energy Specialist, Mr. Mohammad Hossain was elected as the Chairman of the Energy Committee (2019-21) of the ESCAP, the Chairperson of the Steering Committee of the South Asian Regional Initiative, Energy (SARIE/I) for the year 2021-22, a member of Governing Board of the SAARC Energy Centre, and a member of the Working Committee on Renewable Energy of D-8. Mr. Hossain was the first signatory of the Memorandum of Understanding on Power Cooperation between Bangladesh and India and a member of the Bangladesh-India and Bangladesh-Nepal Joint Steering Committee. He has raised Bangladesh to a unique status by performing his duties with due diligence. He is an Alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School. Mr. Mohammad Hossain has been awarded with the 'Global Business and CSR Award-2021' for his special contribution and tireless social services in the advancement of Bangladesh.

Mr. Mohammad Hossain graduated from the Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) and MBA from IBA, University of Dhaka. Later, he received a post-graduate diploma in Institutional and Human Resource Development (IHRD) from Denmark. He has presented papers in various seminars and workshops at national and international levels which were highly appreciated. Mr. Mohammad Hossain has published numerous articles in different national and international online platforms, journals, and publications. In his career, he took part in various higher training in the power sector at home and abroad. Mr. Hossain has travelled to more than 33 countries around the world for professional purposes. As the current Director General of Power Cell, he is a skilled craftsman of the present government's unimaginable success in the power sector and has played a leading role in implementing the government's vision of “Electricity for All”. He is recognized as an honest and competent person by all. He became a Director of Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh Limited on 30 October 2014.