Syed Shafayetul Islam

Syed Shafayetul Islam (Bengali: সৈয়দ শাফায়েতুল ইসলাম) is a retired major general of the Bangladesh Army and a politician.^[1] He served as military secretary to the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina,^[2] from 1996 to March 2000.

Syed Shafayetul Islam
Native name	সৈয়দ শাফায়েতুল ইসলাম
Born	(1953-06-21) 21 June 1953 (age 72) Kishoreganj, East Bengal, Pakistan
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch	Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Rifles
Years of service	1975–2002
Rank	Major General
Unit	Corps of Signals
Commands	Sector Commander of BDR Commander of 86th Independent Signals Brigade Military Secretary to Prime Minister
Battles / wars	Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict
Relations	Syed Nazrul Islam (father) Syed Ashraful Islam (brother) Syeda Zakia Noor Lipi (sister) Farhad Hossain (brother-in-law)

Biography

Syed Shafayetul Islam was born in Kishoreganj.^{[citation needed]}. His father, Syed Nazrul Islam, was the acting president of the Mujibnagar Provisional Government of Bangladesh.^[1] His brother, Syed Ashraful Islam, was a Bangladeshi politician and minister who was the sixth General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League.^[3][4] His sister, Syeda Zakia Noor Lipi, is the MP of Kishoreganj-1.^{[citation needed]}