Osman belongs to the Naleye Ahmed sub-subsection of the Mohamoud Garad branch of the Dhulbahante Harti Darod clan.

[7] On 28 January 2014, Osman was appointed Puntland's Minister of Interior by the region's new President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali.

[10] In March 2015, Puntland Minister of Interior Osman and other regional state officials launched a reconciliation conference in support of peace agreements that had been signed in Rakko district and other parts of the Karkar province.

A high-level Puntland government delegation consisting of politicians and other officials was dispatched to the area to enforce the treaties.

According to Osman, the delegates were led by Puntland Vice President Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar, with the negotiation meeting concluding successfully.