Mohammad Farhad Hossain

Mohammad Farhad Hossain is a Professor of Public Management and International Development at the Global Development Institute (GDI), University of Manchester. He holds academic leadership roles including Programme Director for MSc Human Resource Management (International Development) and previously served as Associate Director for PhD Programmes and Research Training at SEED. His career includes academic positions at the University of Tampere, University of Jyväskylä, and the University of Pittsburgh, alongside visiting scholar roles at institutions like the University of Helsinki and University of Dhaka.

• Expertise spans public administration, development management, organizational behavior, and governance reform.
• Supervised over 30 PhD students across diverse topics like public sector reform, microfinance, and refugee crises.
• Serves as External Examiner for postgraduate programs at multiple UK and international universities.

Research focuses on administrative culture, decentralization, NGO management, and microfinance institutions. He has contributed four books to Routledge's development economics series and published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.