Professor Dr. S M Iqbal Hossain received his B. Sc. in Agricultural Engineering and M. Sc. in Agricultural Engineering from the Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering & Technology of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh in the year 1984 and 1989 respectively. He obtained his Ph. D. in Agricultural Engineering (Soil and Water Management) at Central Luzon State University (CLSU), Philippines in 2001. Areas of his expertise are: Post harvest technology and Food processing; Farm mechanization and Machinery Management, and Soil, Water & Irrigation

Professor Dr. S. M. Iqbal Hossain started his career at Bangladesh Sugarcrops Research Institute (BSRI) as Assistant Agricultural Engineer in Agricultural Engineering Division from 14 June 1988. He was promoted as Associate Scientific Officer and worked there until 9 April 2006. During this period he conducted research on various research program related to Mechanization, and Irrigation and Water Management for Sugarcane in Bangladesh.

Professor Dr. S M Iqbal Hossain then joined Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU) as Associate professor in the Department of Agricultural Engineering in 2006. He was promoted to professor in 2011. He worked as a head of the Department of Agricultural Engineering (AE). He was the chairman of the “Board of Studies” of the Department of AE and was also member of the Academic Council. He worked in BSMRAU as the Director (Transport) for more than 5 years. He also rendered his service as an expert member of the “Tender Evaluation Committee (TEC)” of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) from 2010 to 2014.

Professor Dr. S M Iqbal Hossain then joined German University Bangladesh (GUB) in the Department of Food Science and Engineering in 2016. He served GUB in different important academic and administrative positions including Head, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Dean,, Faculty of Engineering Science, Member of Academic Council, Member of the Syndicate, member of the OBE curriculum Committee, Chairman of the promotional Committee, Chairman of IQC of the faculty of Engineering Science, and Director (Research, Seminar, & workshop).

Professor Dr. S M Iqbal Hossain has 38 publications in different national and international journals. He has also 6 popular articles published in different newspapers. He received 15 professional trainings on different tropics such as Administrative, financial & research management, Agricultural machinery management, Statistical methods for data analysis, IELTS, GIS, Advanced research methodology, Hands-on Orientation for new program evaluators, and  “Concept and Development of OBE and OBE curriculum”,  “Formulation and implementation of OBE curriculum” in home and abroad. He has visited U.K. Philippines, Singapore, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia.

Professor Dr. S M Iqbal Hossain was appointed as Acting Vice Chancellor of German University Bangladesh, effective from 2 July 2023 and he took the charge of Acting Vice Chancellor from the previous Acting Vice Chancellor on 5 July 2023. Since then he is providing his service to GUB as Acting Vice Chancellor with honesty and sincerity.