M. Serajul Islam

M. Serajul Islam (27 April 1947 – 11 August 2024) was a Bangladeshi diplomat and former ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan. He was the ambassador of Bangladesh to Egypt. He worked as the Director of the Centre for Foreign Affairs Studies.

Early life Islam was born on 27 April 1947. He did his bachelor's and master's in political science at the University of Dhaka in 1968 and 1969 respectively. He was the captain of the Dhaka University Tennis Team.

In 2008, Islam expressed critical opinions on foreign diplomats violating norms in Dhaka by engaging in politics and activism, especially against the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government.

Islam was the Director of the Centre for Foreign Affairs Studies. On Islamic extremism and terrorism, he said "There is no reason for complacency about Islamic terrorism in Bangladesh but no reason to cry wolf either". He accused the government of Myanmar of committing genocide and ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya People comparing it to what Bangladeshis faced during the Bangladesh genocide.

Islam warned the Awami League not to repeat the 2014 election in 2018 as it would destroy multiparty democracy in Bangladesh and expressed his support for the Jatiya Oikya Front. He was an executive director of the Southeast Bank Limited.

Death Islam died on 11 August 2024 in Washington D.C., United States.