Sukomal Barua (born 1955) is a Bangladeshi educationist. He is a supernumerary professor in the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies at the University of Dhaka. He is a member of advisory council of the Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party since 2016.
Barua was born in 1955 in Dhemsha Union, Satkania Upazila, Chittagong District to Ganash Chandra Barua and Buddhimati Barua.
Barua first worked at Rangunia College as a lecturer. Later he worked at Hasina Jamal Degree College where he was the first principal. He then joined the University of Dhaka as a professor of the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies. He became chairman of Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies in University of Dhaka. He is an adjunct professor of Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology.
Barua served as the secretary general of "Religions for Peace Bangladesh". He was in central committee of the organization named "Asian Conference of Religions for Peace". He was first principal of Dhaka International Buddhist Monastery. He served as the president of the Gurudwara Management Committee Bangladesh and Dr. Ambedkar Foundation. He was vice-president of the Bangladesh Interreligious Writers and Journalists Association, and the Bangladesh chapter of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace.
He is President of the Bangladesh Chapter of World Buddhist Federation and Chairman of Council for Interfaith Hermony in Bangladesh.
Barua has a daughter, Sanghamitra Barua Manosi. Barua has been awarded the prestigious Ekushey Padak in 2006 by the government of Bangladesh for his contribution to education. Manosi introduced Sukomal Barua Gold Medal at the University of Dhaka. She formed a trust fund of in 2014. The money is given to the students of Pali and Buddhist Studies from Dhaka University who are awarded gold medals annually. In 2017, the size of this fund stood at .