| Honorific Prefix: | Major general |
| Syed Shafayetul Islam | |
| Native Name: | সৈয়দ শাফায়েতুল ইসলাম |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Birth Date: | 21 June 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Kishoreganj, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Branch: | Bangladesh Rifles |
| Serviceyears: | 1975-2002 |
| Rank: | Major General |
| Unit: | Corps of Signals |
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| Battles: | Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict |
| Relations: | Syed Nazrul Islam (father) Syed Ashraful Islam (brother) Syeda Zakia Noor Lipi (sister) Farhad Hossain (brother-in-law) |
Syed Shafayetul Islam (Bengali: সৈয়দ শাফায়েতুল ইসলাম) is a retired major general of the Bangladesh Army and a politician. He served as Military Secretary to Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina,[1] from 1996 to March 2000.
Syed Shafayetul Islam was born in Kishoreganj.. His father, Syed Nazrul Islam, was the acting president of the Mujibnagar Provisional Government of Bangladesh.[2] 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.