Yafes Osman

Yeafesh Osman (born 1 May 1946) He worked under Fazlur Rahman Khan, the notable architect of Sears Tower.

Early life and education Osman was born in Chittagong in 1946 to novelist Shawkat Osman. He studied at 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.

Osman served as an architect in the government's Housing and Settlement Department from May 1972 to April 1974 and also worked as a junior architect under Fazlur Rahman Khan from October 1970 to April 1972. He was the founder secretary of the Institute of Architects Bangladesh. During his professional practice, worked as the managing director of Prakalpa Upadeshta Ltd, an architecture and engineering consultancy firm.

Osman was appointed as the State Minister of Science and Technology (Technocrat) in 2014 and then became cabinet minister on 14 July 2015.

Osman has published two books, Bongo Amar Janani Amar and Noshto Kal Koshto Kal.