Syed Shafayetul Islam ( bn, সৈয়দ শাফায়েতুল ইসলাম) is a retired major general of the

Bangladesh Army The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and def ...

and a politician. He served as Military Secretary to

Prime Minister of Bangladesh The Prime Minister of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী, translit=Bangladesher Prodhanmontri), officially Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজা ...

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2 ...

, from 1996 to March 2000.

Biography

Syed Shafayetul Islam was born in

Kishoreganj Kishoreganj is a city and the headquarters of Kishoreganj District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. See also * ABM Zahidul Haq * Pakundia Adarsha Mohila College Pakundia Adarsha Mohila College ( bn, পাকুন্দিয়� ...

.. His father,

Syed Nazrul Islam Syed Nazrul Islam ( bn, সৈয়দ নজরুল ইসলাম, Soiyod Nozrul Islam; 1925 – 3 November 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician and a senior leader of the Awami League. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, he was declared a ...

, was the acting president of the Mujibnagar Provisional Government of Bangladesh. His brother, Syed Ashraful Islam, was a Bangladeshi politician and minister who was the sixth

General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League The General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League is the executive person of this political organization of Bangladesh. He gave orders or advice for all departmental functions as the secretary of the organization. He took care of all matters, from ...

. His sister, Syeda Zakia Noor Lipi, is the MP of

Kishoreganj-1 Kishoreganj-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh from 2008 to 2018 by Sayed Ashraful Islam of the Awami League. His death in January 2019, days after his re-election, will trigger a by-electi ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Islam, Syed Shafayetul Living people Bangladesh Army generals Bangladeshi military personnel People from Kishoreganj District Awami League politicians Bangladeshi people of Arab descent Year of birth missing (living people)