M. Sakhawat Hossain is the Adviser of the Ministry of Shipping and Ministry of Textiles and Jute, Interim Government of Bangladesh. He is also a  Bangladeshi author and speaker. He is a former Election Commissioner of Bangladesh (2007- 2012) and Brigadier General (retired) in the Bangladesh Army. He wrote 26 books and serves as a columnist and freelance commentator on national and international television channels as a security and defense analyst. After retirement Hussain established himself as an individual researcher in national security and defense, a columnist and security analyst. He attended a number of national and international seminars and contributed as the key note speaker as well.He was awarded by South Asian Community in Luton (2006), UK for his contribution in ‘creating public awareness against terrorism and world peace’.