Yafes Osman

The Honourable
Yafes Osman
Minister of State for Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh
Incumbent
Assumed office
2009
President Zillur Rahman (9 March 1929 – 20 March 2013), Abdul Hamid (politician) (24 April 2013 - present)
Personal details
Born May 1, 1946
Chittagong
Residence Dhaka
Alma mater Chittagong Muslim High School
Siddheswari Boys' High School
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Occupation Politician
Profession Architect
Religion Islam (Sunni)

Yafes Osman (born May 1, 1946) is a Bangladeshi architect known for working under the famous architect of Sears Tower Dr. Fazlur Rahman Khan and a politician of the Bangladesh Awami League.[1]

He is the Minister of State for Science and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) of Government of Bangladesh since 2009,.[2] He is the son of prominent writer Shawkat Osman.

Biography

Osman was born in Chittagong in 1946 to award winning author Shawkat Osman. He studied in Chittagong Muslim High School and later passed his Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary School Certificate examinations from Siddheswari Boys' High School and Notre Dame College, Dhaka respectively. He did his graduation in Architecture from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.

He was elected as the Vice President of the Engineering University Central Student’s Union in 1970. He got involved in politics as a member of Bangladesh Chhatra League. Later, he joined Awami League and became its Science and Technology Secretary. Osman was a freedom fighter who fought in sector 2 during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.

He served as an architect in Housing & Settlement Department, Government of Bangladesh from May 1972 to April 1974 and also worked as a junior Architect under Dr. Fazlur Rahman Khan from October 1970 to April 1972. He was the Founder Secretary of Institute of Architects Bangladesh. During his professional practice, worked as the Managing Director of Prakalpa Upadeshta Ltd, an architecture and engineering consultancy firm.

He has published two books – Bongo Amar Janani Amar and Noshto Kal Koshto Kal.[3]

References

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  2. ↑ Hafez Ahmed (2009-01-14). "Yafes Osman visits BASIS, ICT Incubator". Thefinancialexpress-bd.com. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  3. ↑ "Profile of ministerS". Thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2012-08-05.