Dear @/all today we received the very sad news that our dear friend @iamareebjamal has passed away. We are very disturbed by Areebs sudden death. In the last few years Areeb became like the beating heart of FOSSASIA. He kept everything running and developed all kinds of amazing services and tools. We would not be where we are today without him.
He was an amazing person and brilliant developer. I worked and communicated with Areeb nearly every day and I also had the chance to meet him in person in India. The last time we got together in Delhi when we organized the OpenTechSummit mini event in Delhi.
He loved to share his knowledge with anyone and expected even nothing in return. He was a modest and humble person. He deserved to live a long life and make his dreams come true. Areeb had big plans and we had discussed to get him to Singapore to run the FOSSASIA development from there. An amazing future was in front of him.
We will be sharing more about Areeb on our channels. Please post your thoughts and experiences with Areeb on the web and provide support to each other in these difficulties times. Be safe and healthy!
You can find out a bit more about Areeb on a video we put together here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbFCBp-LTXc
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