After 18 years of active sea service, Captain Jahangir Mahmud Rakib, Master Mariner (U.K.), AFNI, joined International Maritime Academy as Nautical Instructor on 1st of March 2010.

He passed H.S.C from Notre Dame Collage Dhaka in 1989 and joined Marine Academy, Chittagong as a Nautical Cadet of 26th Batch (Academy Number 1336). He passed out from Marine Academy in the year 1992. The same year he joined at sea and started his sea-going career with Bangladesh Shipping Corporation as a Deck Cadet. He served in Bangladesh Shipping Corporation until 1995. From 1995 to 2010 he served in Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd. Singapore in various officer ranks. He obtained Master command in the year 2006 and after serving for 5 years as Master quit sea in the year 2010. He obtained all his professional certificates of competency from MCA, U.K.

Capt. Rakib served most of his sea carrier including entire 1st mate and Command periods in Container vessels. He also served in General Cargo vessel and Tanker for short period. As Master, he took the delivery of last vessel in his sea carrier from Dalian Shipyard, China in 2009.

Capt. Jahangir Mahmud Rakib is one of the Founders and Directors of Uttara Crescent Hospital and Uttara Crescent Diagnostic and Consultation Centre. He is an active member of the Board of Directors and engaged in operation and management of these renowned Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

In 2017, he obtained his Executive Masters in Business Administration (EMBA) degree with distinction and Gold Medal from American International University Bangladesh. Capt. Rakib has been promoted to the rank of Vice Principal of Bangladesh Maritime Training Institute on 01 January 2018.

Capt. Jahangir Mahmud Rakib dreams that Bangladeshi sailors will lead the entire sailor community of the world. Currently he is serving in Bangladesh Maritime Training Institute as Vice Principal.

He is happily married since 1999 and is blessed with a son and a daughter.