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Dear Nedians, it was a oleasure to realize that so many NED graduates are so successful in their lives. I wish them all the best. Hopefully some of you remember me as your teacher. I now live in Abu Dhabi. I needed to get in touch with all of you to celebrate the life of my dear friend Nauman. He was a rare person. Could we establish something in his name? Do post your ideas and maybe together we can pay homage to a life well lived.
All the best
Aquila Ismail
Dear Aquila,
Nice to hear from you.
A number of Silicon Valley NEDians have established scholarships in memory of our departed friend and teacher Nauman. Nauman Social Responsibility Initiative(NSRI) was launched in 2010 under the auspices of Koshish Foundation, a non-profit funded mainly by Silicon Valley NEDians with a grant of $100,000 for NSRI.
The donors of the initiative in alphabetic order are:
Ali Hasan Cemendtaur (USD 1,000)
Amer Haider (USD 5,000)
Asghar Aboobaker (USD 10,000)
Awais Nemat (USD 5,000)
Imran Badr (USD 5,000)
Koshish Foundation (USD 10,000)
Nofil Fawad (USD 1,000)
Raghib Hussain (USD 20,000)
Riaz Haq (USD 2,000)
Safwan Shah (USD 10,000)
Sohail Syed (USD 1,000)
Suhail Muhammad (USD 5,000)
http://koshish.org/blog/2010/03/14/nauman-social-responsibility-ini...
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