Nafees Bin Zafar | |
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Nafees Bin Zafar speaking at the 2014 Aspire Conference, at the University of Toronto's Hart House
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Born |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
October 8, 1978
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | College of Charleston |
Occupation | Software engineer |
Years active | 2000-present |
Employer | DreamWorks Animation |
Known for | First Academy Award winner Bangladeshi |
Parent(s) | Zafar Bin Bashar Nafeesa Zafar |
Awards | Academy Award (2007) |
Website | nafees |
Nafees Bin Zafar (born 1978) is a Bangladeshi software engineer who received a Scientific and Technical Academy Award (OSCAR) in 2007 for his contribution to the development of the fluid simulation system for the movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, thus becoming the first Bangladeshi to win an Oscar. He is a great grandson of the famous late Bangladeshi poet Golam Mostofa and grand nephew of the famous Bangladeshi artist and puppeteer Mostofa Monowar.