Background
Yafes Osman was born on May 1, 1946 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. He is a son of Shawkat Osman.
Yafes Osman was born on May 1, 1946 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. He is a son of 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 completed 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. He served as an architect in Housing and Settlement Department, Government of Bangladesh 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 Institute of Architects Bangladesh. During his professional practice, worked as the Managing Director of Prakalpa Upadeshta Ltd, an architecture and engineering consultancy firm.
He is a politician of the Bangladesh Awami League Party.