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DrMohammad Hossain

Instructor (Malaysia)

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  • Instructor (Malaysia)
    Office of Global Curtin
  • 01131414233 Ext.2768 (Mobile)
  • Curtin University Malaysia, Faculty of Business, Miri, Sarawak, 98009, Malaysia

BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH IMPACT

Dr Mohammad Belayet Hossain is currently working as a lecturer in business law in the Department of Business at Curtin University Malaysia. Previously, he worked as an associate professor in the Department of Law at Uttara University (UU) of Bangladesh. Before joining UU, he worked as an associate professor and dean in the School of Law, Chittagong Independent University of Bangladesh. He was working as a legal advisor at Roots 99 Limited and New Horizons CLC of Bangladesh in Dhaka. He also worked as a lecturer in the Department of Law, City University, Bangladesh. His work experience includes working as a project manager for Diwan Amiri (the government of Qatar), Qatar, and being in charge of a research team based in the UK. He was employed for more than eight years as a leading library assistant (LLA) at the British Library, UK, while pursuing law degrees. He worked as a legal assistant at Leonard & Co. Solicitors, UK. Dr. Hossain completed Ph.D. from Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Malaysia; an LLM in Commercial and Corporate Law from the University of London, UK; LLB (Hons.) from the University of Northumbria, UK; and a Diploma in Law from the University of London, UK. Dr. Hossain is a notable author with several publications nationally and internationally, including SCOPUS/Web of Science indexed journals. Dr Hossain is an executive member and reviewer in various international journals. Dr Hossain is a member of the Bangladesh Bar Council.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Lecturer in Business Law
    Curtin University Malaysia, Faculty of Business, Miri, Malaysia19 Feb 2024 - present
  • Associate Professor & Coordinator (LLM Prog.)
    Uttara University, Department of Law, Dhaka, Bangladesh3 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
  • Associate Professor & Dean
    Chittagong Independent University, School of Law, Chittagong, Bangladesh3 Sep 2017 - 30 Jun 2023
  • Lecturer
    City University, Bangladesh, Dept. of Law, Dhaka, Bangladesh3 Feb 2013 - 31 Oct 2014
  • Supervisor, Ph.D. Thesis
    Binary University of Management & Entrepreneurship, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1 Sep 2023 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Legal Researcher
    Legal Eminence, Bangladesh, Dept. of Legal Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh1 Feb 2012 - 31 Aug 2017
  • Legal Adviser
    Roots 99 Limited, Bangladesh, Legal, Dhaka, Bangladesh1 Jan 2013 - 31 Aug 2017
  • Legal Adviser
    New Horizons CLC of Bangladesh, Legal, Dhaka, Bangladesh1 Jan 2012 - 31 Aug 2017
  • Project Manager
    Diwan Amiri (Govt of Qatar), Qatar, London, United Kingdom4 Sep 2006 - 31 Dec 2012
  • Leading Library Assistant (LLA)
    The British Library, UK, London, United Kingdom7 Jul 2003 - 30 Sep 2011
  • Legal Assistant
    Leonard & Co. Solicitors, Legal, London, United Kingdom2 Jun 2003 - 31 May 2024

DEGREES

  • Ph.D. in Law
    Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Kedah, Malaysia15 Sep 2018 - 7 Aug 2022
  • LL.M. in Commercial and Corporate Law
    University of London, London, United Kingdom1 Sep 2008 - 15 Aug 2010
  • LL.B. (Hons.)
    University of Northumbria, New Castle, United Kingdom1 Sep 2004 - 9 Jul 2007
  • Diploma in Law
    University of London, London, United Kingdom1 Sep 2003 - 10 Aug 2004
  • Higher Secondary School Certificate (H.S.C.)
    Govt. Science College, Dhaka, Bangladesh1 Jun 1999 - 30 Jun 2001
  • Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C.)
    Tejgaon Govt. High School, Dhaka, Bangladesh1 Jan 1989 - 13 Apr 1999

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Training on Professional Development
    S.P.E.E.D., Dhaka, Bangladesh4 Jun 2012 - 4 Jun 2012

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Bengali
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Arabic
    Can read and write
  • Hindi
    Can speak and understand
  • Urdu
    Can speak and understand

ROLE

  • Staff

SUPERVISOR LEVEL

  • Level 1 (Primary Supervisor): The lead academic responsible for overseeing the candidate's research and progress.

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • 3903 - Education systems
  • 3904 - Specialist studies in education
  • 4402 - Criminology
  • 4407 - Policy and administration
  • 4410 - Sociology
  • 4801 - Commercial law
  • 4803 - International and comparative law
  • 4804 - Law in context
  • 4807 - Public law

DEPARTMENT

  • Office of Global Curtin