Nafees Bin Zafar

Nafees Bin Zafar
Nafees Bin Zafar speaking at the 2014 Aspire Conference, at the University of Toronto's Hart House
Born	(1978-10-08) October 8, 1978 (age 45) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi/[1]
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
Relatives	Golam Mostofa (great-grandfather) Mustafa Monwar (granduncle) Farida Majid (aunt)
Awards	Academy Scientific and Technical Award (2008, 2015)
Website	nafees.net

Nafees Bin Zafar (born 1978) is a visual effects and computer graphics software engineer of Bangladeshi origin based in Los Angeles, United States. He is currently Principal Engineer at animation studio DreamWorks Animation. In 2008, he received an Academy Scientific and Technical Award, becoming the first person of Bangladeshi origin to win an Academy Award. In 2015, he won a Technical Achievement Award.