<div><div><div dir="auto">This is a shocking. </div></div></div><div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Imran was instrumental in many ways for bringing IGC back up on its feet. A huge loss for our community. </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 6:48 AM Sylvain Baya <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.riseup.net" target="_blank">governance@lists.riseup.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Hi all,<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Le lun. 16 déc. 2019 11:23 AM, "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.riseup.net" target="_blank">governance@lists.riseup.net</a>> a écrit :<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Dear Fellow IGC Members,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">It is with deep sadness and regret that I inform you of the sudden passing of our dear friend and colleague Imran Ahmed Shah who died just 2 days after celebrating his 50th Birthday.</div></div></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">...what a sad surprise, dear Salanieta !!!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">May his soul rest in peace.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">All my deep condolences to the family, friends and colleagues.</div><div dir="auto">May THE Almighty LORD keep all them.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Shalom,</div><div dir="auto">--sb.</div></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"> Last night before going to bed, I received a message from Nazia, his wife that Imran had passed away the day before due to a heart attack. He was buried the same day he died. 😭😭😭😭😭😭 I am so sad and my heart is broken 💔💔💔💔. He is survived by his wife Nazia Shah is 44 years old, daughter Laraib Shah is 15 currently in GCSE and son Muhammed Ali Imran Shah is 11 just started high school.<br></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I first met Imran when I used to jointly lead the Internet Governance Caucus (IGC). Imran is the convenor of the Pakistan Internet Governance Forum hails from Lahore and held many hats such as being President of the Urdu Internet Society and many other organisations he founded. His advocacy work in the area of IDNs led to the removal of the two letter limitation. He was an innovator and held many patents and some pending. He was always passionate about people, development and ensuring access for all.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Should you wish to send your condolences to his family, their postal address is as follows:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Mrs Nazia Shah</div><div dir="auto">Flat 25E</div><div dir="auto">Askari 1,</div><div dir="auto">Sadder <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/Cantt+Sarfraz+Rafiqui+Road+Lahore,+Pakistan?entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank">Cantt</a></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/Cantt+Sarfraz+Rafiqui+Road+Lahore,+Pakistan?entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank">Sarfraz Rafiqui Road</a></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/Cantt+Sarfraz+Rafiqui+Road+Lahore,+Pakistan?entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank">Lahore, Pakistan</a></div></div></div>
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