SM Masum Billah (PhD) is an Associate Professor of Law at Jagannath University, Bangladesh. Dr. Billah is a graduate of Rajshahi University and later did his Doctoral Dissertation at Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand. He is actively engaged with Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP) and is currently the Director of its flagship program Human Rights Summer School (HRSS). Billah was a Visiting Fellow  at the SARCPL, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He is the author of "আইনের ভাব ও অভাব" (The art and inert of Law, Palal, 2019) and "The Politics of Land Law: Poverty and Land Legislation in Bangladesh" (UPL, Forthcoming, March, 2021)  His research interests include human rights, constitutional and property rights, and legal history.

S.S.C, Nohata RPP High School, Magura
H.S.C, Rajendra College, Faridpur
Honors, Rajshahi University
Masters, Rajshahi University
Ph.D, Victoria University of Wellington