A Multi-Active Bridge (MAB) converter is an interesting energy hub topology that has emerged in recent years. This multi-port structure has recently attracted a lot of attention, especially for applications soliciting renewable energy sources and energy storage systems. In general, the main objective of controlling a MAB converter is to manage the active power flows between its ports based on each port's requirements. However, optimizing the control of this converter can be achieved by adding another constraint, aiming to minimize the system's losses for example. In this paper, a novel optimized control strategy is proposed for a MAB converter consisting of any number of ports. This approach provides users with a choice between prioritising efficient system operation, which may result in the loss of soft switching at specific switches, or aiming for soft switching at all system switches with decreased losses, even if it leads to suboptimal efficiency. A 1KW 4-port MAB prototype is built and experimental results are provided in this paper to validate the developed theoretical study.