Yafes Osman

• Name — Yeafesh Osman • Office — Minister of Science and Technology • Prime Minister — Sheikh Hasina • Term Start — 14 July 2015 • Term End — 5 August 2024 • Office2 — State Minister of Science and Technology • Party — Bangladesh Awami League • Term Start2 — 12 January 2014 • Term End2 — 14 July 2015 • Born — 1 May 1946 • Birthplace — Chittagong, Bengal Province, British India • Alma Mater — Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology • Occupation — Politician • Occupation — Architect • Father — Shawkat Osman

Osman was born in Chittagong in 1946 to novelist Shawkat Osman. His brother, Bulbon Osman, is an artist and writer. 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. He completed his graduation in architecture from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.

Osman was elected as the vice president of the Engineering University Central Students' Union in 1970. He got involved in politics as a member of the Bangladesh Chhatra League. Later, he joined the 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. 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.