Captain Khan Muhammad Behzad Akbar,(E),MDS,psc,BN (Retd) served Bangladesh Navy in engineering branch for 31 years and retired in the year 2013. He is a graduate mechanical engineer from BUET, Dhaka and and did Masters in Defense Studies from Bangladesh National University and Defense Services Command and Staff College, Mirpur.

He served on board different Naval ships as engineer officer for long time. He also served as Instructor, BN Engineering School and Motor Transport Officer, BNS SHAHEED MOAZZEM, Kaptai, Chittagong.. He served in PM office for 3 years and also served as GM Design and Plan and GM Production and in the capacity of Managing Director, Khulna Shipyard Ltd and Dockyard & Engineering Works Ltd, Narayangonj respectively and completed a number of projects related to Ships construction, fabrication, maintenance and repair including power plant maintenance work.

He was in Bangladesh embassy Beijing as Assistant Defence Advisor(Navy) for three years.He was the Principal of Bangladesh Navy School & College, Town Khalishpur Khulna for short period and after retirement served as Head of marine (Principal) of Shah Marine and Business Institute, a UK-Bangladesh joint ventured private Marine Academy, in Dhaka for 5 years.
At present he is working as Freelance Technical consultant and advisor for different companies on DPM projects, PPP and G2G projects.