Md. Shakawath Hossain is a renowned professional in the hospitality & tourism industry in Bangladesh. Throughout his career, he has worked in various prestigious hotels in Bangladesh and completed many international and national trainings in different fields. All throughout, he has shown his strong leadership ability in various capacities. He possesses sound knowledge about the overall market, including competitors’ strengths, economic trends, supply, and demand. During his tenure of 13 years at The Westin Dhaka, he crossed several steps of success and was the General Manager (acting) from January 2017 till September 2019 and was also appointed as the youngest Resident Manager by Marriott International. In October 2019, he was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Unique Hotel & Resorts Ltd – the owning company of The Westin Dhaka, Sheraton Dhaka and HANSA – a premium residence. Previously he was in various leading roles such as Director of Operations and Director of Rooms & Operational Excellence. He contributed immensely to establish The Westin Dhaka as one of the Leading Hotels of Bangladesh and now he is on his journey to take Unique Hotel & Resorts PLC to another level of success.

He is the only Bangladeshi Hotelier who is an industry practitioner, academician, and researcher who is pursuing a PhD in Tourism & Hospitality Management at the University of Dhaka and has been recognized with multiple National & International awards. He is also the only Hotelier in Bangladesh who has started his career at scratch level and now looks after 3 operational and 3 upcoming international hotels under a Public Limited Company (Unique Hotels & Resorts PLC.).

ADJUNCT FACULTY: University of Dhaka | Southeast University | American International University of Bangladesh